
Episode #95- How Machiavellian was Machiavelli? (Part II)
Our Fake History
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Trapping the Printe by Mary Dights
Dits argues that arming a recently conquered people is obviously a bad idea. According to dits this is a recipe for machiavelli s true goal, the expulsion of the medici and the restoration of his beloved republic. Even better, lorenzo would never even see it coming, because so much of the prince has been filled with thoughtful historical examples and legitimately useful advice. The good was there to hide the bad. Now i personally love this theory. Mary dights also makes her case with a kind of relish that is really fun to read. If you have a j store account, you should really look up trapping the printe. But as much as i like this interpretation
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