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The Art of War: Niccolò Machiavelli (Annotated) - Non-Fiction / Human Science / Philosophy / Eastern
Niccolò Machiavelli
3.52 AVERAGE
2.25k reviews for:
The Art of War: Niccolò Machiavelli (Annotated) - Non-Fiction / Human Science / Philosophy / Eastern
Niccolò Machiavelli
3.52 AVERAGE
““And let it here be noted that men are either to be kindly treated, or utterly crushed, since they can revenge lighter injuries, but not graver.” (pp. 34-35)
“He who is the cause of another’s greatness is himself undone” (pg. 43)
“...a Prince should inspire fear in such a fashion that if he do not win love he may escape hate.” (pg. 124)
“For men will sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.” (pp. 124-125)
“And it is human nature when the sea is calm not to think of storms.” (pg. 172)
“He who is the cause of another’s greatness is himself undone” (pg. 43)
“...a Prince should inspire fear in such a fashion that if he do not win love he may escape hate.” (pg. 124)
“For men will sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.” (pp. 124-125)
“And it is human nature when the sea is calm not to think of storms.” (pg. 172)
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There are parts where there is legitimate merit, especially in the areas where he can cite examples of said principles. Then there are sections where he's clearly got a "thing" for the Borgias and the Medicis to some extent. And, of course, there are sectors where it's him just being nationalistic about his Italian homeland. Oh, and his opinion of handling women that he slides in real quick in one of the latter chapters is a real 'winner.' There's a reason why his name is now associated as a pejorative noun in our lexicon. Still, this is a 101 on government philosophy that is very vital in understanding how power wields itself.
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A product of its time, this brother was an OG in getting cancelled. Seems unfair to me because it’s literally a how to win the game of thrones for dummies. This guy definitely had a thing for Borgia as well.
Overall pretty interesting how even for a leader (prince) today, everything is black and white with not much grey area, and that the ends nearly always justifying the means.
it’s slightly concerning how much i enjoyed this book- i found myself enamored with machiavelli and his ability to weave convincing arguments. i highly recommend for literally anyone interested in world leadership and history. not only did i learn about governmental philosophy, but i found i gleaned a lot of italian political history from circa 1500, which was very interesting as that was such a pivotal point in european history as a whole.
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machiavelli certainly would be prepared for doomsday and would probably make it out of the last of us