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“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”
It's undeniable that Machiavelli had ruthless and impressive ideas about politics, war and leadership. Sometimes, this book was a bit dense for me because I have little understanding of the Florentine Republic and I didn't recognize most of the names that are mentioned in The Prince. It's true that my edition has a glossary at the back, but I think I needed more context before starting this read. My bad.
Overall, I found Machiavelli's political ideas very interesting.
P.S. There were a couple of times in which women were mentioned and Machiavelli said some bullshit machismo. I hated that, I don't care The Prince was written in the 16th century.
“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.”
P.S.: I'm not English, so if you see any mistakes let me know so I can correct them, please.