The Stakes: Thoughts on Machiavelli
The American Mind
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Strauss's Gravity and Levity, a Quasi-Irresistible Combination
There's something inherently comic or funny about the human condition, and machiavelli brings that across. Machiavelli is the funniest political philosopher of all, in my opinion. If you're not in more or less constant a amusement when readingMachiavelli's works, you should consider yourself bewildered.
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