Machiavelli's Philosophy for Leaders

Quentin Skinner: Is there something in Machiavelli that our present day leaders might learn from? It depends where you stand on a consequentialist ethic, he says. "We are in a very strongly Machiavellian phase of our political practice at the moment" 'If the good is the preservation of your state and the attainment of glory for your people and honor for yourself, then he says you must be prepared to do anything'