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I believe Machiavelli has been largely misinterpreted. Most casual references I have come across seem to assume as undisputed fact that The Prince is an endorsement of cynical, amoral realpolitik, which is not the impression that I get from reading the book. Machiavelli provides a thorough taxonomy of all the ways in which a Prince […]

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