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Interview: Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli's Mandragola | The New Thinkery Ep. 76

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What Is Your Real Son, and These Are My Children?

The least respected would be the man who has voluntarily, willingly, orchestrates a conspiracy to have himself cuckled so as to have a children. The whole effect of machiavellism depends on people's finding it not respectable. But they have to be shocked by t cer up mist by it. And then still less respectable, miss us, your thief.

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