THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER “Look around you,” said the citizen. “This is the largest market in the world.” “Oh surely not,” said the traveller. “Well, perhaps not the largest,” said the citizen, “but much the best.” “You are certainly wrong there,” said the traveller. “I can tell you....” They buried the stranger in the dusk. FABLES, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, 1850-1894 If Machiavelli had had a prince for disciple, the first thing he would have recommended him to do would have been to write a book against Machiavellism. VOLTAIRE, 1694-1778
