The Quest for Character Quotes

“If you actually read 'The Prince,' you will indeed find counsel to lie in order to maintain power but also the recognition that - ultimately - power rests with the people (because there are more of them) and that therefore no leader can survive long if he does not act in the interests of the people. Just ask Mussolini.”
― Massimo Pigliucci, The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders

“For the Stoics, what distinguishes our species is the ability to reason and our high degree of sociality, from which it follows that we should spend our existence intent in using our mind to improve social living.”
― Massimo Pigliucci, The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders