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Anyone here read 'The Prince' by Machiavelli?
Posted on 3/30/16 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 3/30/16 at 1:59 pm
About 2/3 of the way through right now. Fantastic book, and easy read.
I like when a classic is enjoyable...even a half a millenium after writing.
I like when a classic is enjoyable...even a half a millenium after writing.
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Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:00 pm to PenguinNinja
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:02 pm to Dan Bilzerian
No no. The real Machiavelli. Niccolo.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:03 pm to PenguinNinja
I read it in grad school. The term Machiavelli has become a devil term in our culture through the centuries, but there is not much that I recall in it that is worse than our current political climate.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:04 pm to PenguinNinja
Sounds boring
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:05 pm to PenguinNinja
It's better to be feared than to be loved if you can't be both.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:05 pm to PenguinNinja
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:06 pm to PenguinNinja
Yes I have. Its been awhile but I have read it.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:06 pm to PenguinNinja
The Prince and The Art of War. Apply those principles in life and you will destroy everything in your path.
This post was edited on 3/30/16 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:08 pm to Minnesota Tiger
quote:
The term Machiavelli has become a devil term in our culture through the centuries, but there is not much that I recall in it that is worse than our current political climate.
He doesn't encourage doing what he describes because he believes it's morally right. He encourages it IF a prince wants to remain alive and in power. It's not his fault that what he suggests is what's required; he espouses that humans being naturally wicked drives the need to do these things.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:08 pm to PenguinNinja
Read it in high school, it was great. Highly recommend to other people.
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:09 pm to tke857
I started The Art of War, but got bogged down pretty quickly.
The Prince is much more "accessible".
The Prince is much more "accessible".
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:14 pm to PenguinNinja
Yes, it has shaped my worldview
Posted on 3/30/16 at 2:16 pm to PenguinNinja
Yes, many times.
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