HoP 349 - No More Mr Nice Guy - Machiavelli
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Prince Is an Instruction Manual for the Young Lorenzo
Macchiavelli's treatise is an instruction manual for the young lorenzo, writes Andrew Keen. The advice laid out in the prince is aimed at a specific kind of ruler, he says. Keen: Machiavelli admits that one would be er off staying out of politics than to be a king who brings ruin on men moral scruples.
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