When evening has come, I return to my house and go into my study. At the door I take off my clothes of the day, covered with mud and mire, and I put on my regal and courtly garments; and decently reclothed, I enter the ancient courts of ancient men, where, received by them lovingly, …
Are Any of My Readers Friends with Michael Ignatieff?
If so, could they inform him that much of The Prince involved Machiavelli trolling his audience? To be sure, there is a lot in The Prince that ought to be taken seriously, but there is also a lot that isn't, and it is more than a little annoying when interpreters of Machiavelli consistently fail to make the …
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