| 单词 | Machiavelli |
| 例句 | Instead, as we moved from one relic to the next, they debated philosophy—Hobbes and Descartes, Aquinas and Machiavelli. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We are all bits and pieces of history and literature and international law, Byron, Tom Paine, Machiavelli, or Christ, it's here. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the Machiavelli of Ohio politics, the classic behind-the-scenes fixer, a shrewd and insightful judge of character or, at least, political opportunity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Like an ancestor volume of Machiavelli’s The Prince, De Ora- tore is a treatise on statecraft that casts light on the idea of the state. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Massasoit was an adroit politician, but the dilemma he faced would have tested Machiavelli. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile he dreams up names for Hitler – "the middle-class Antichrist" or "the Machiavelli for chambermaids" – and rails against the Prussian mindset which allowed such a man to thrive. Diary of a Man in Despair by Friedrich Reck – review 2013-03-26T15:23:23Z In fact it was Mr. Renzi’s affinity for the philosopher that really piqued my interest in pondering Machiavelli’s Florence today. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Compared with rubbing shoulders in previous games with Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, the Medicis and the Borgias, including a pope, the core Revelations story seems stale. Video Game Review: Revelations, Latest Assassin?s Creed Video Game by Ubisoft 2011-12-12T22:57:21Z In short, Cromwell learns everything everywhere, at a time when European knowledge about heaven and earth, via Copernicus and Machiavelli, is exploding. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ by Hilary Mantel 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z His way of interpreting Machiavelli shows him, as he puts it, "creating his own precursors". The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z Machiavelli imbued “The Prince” with a greater sense of purpose and ethics than is commonly understood — and his book warrants rediscovery. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Machiavelli is a deeply complicated and modern person. The new librettist of ‘The New Prince’ 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z He was originally buried in the churchyard outside, but by the 1700s Florence’s citizens had recognized Machiavelli’s brilliance and brought him inside to be near their other great minds. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “Imagine a collaboration between Horatio Alger and Machiavelli and you have Finch, the intrepid hero of this sortie into the canyons of commerce,” The New York Times wrote. Robert Morse, two-time Tony-winning actor, dies at 90 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z This reminded me of the dichotomy that Machiavelli posited in “The Discourses”: the contest between virtù and ozio. Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z And if it is, will our best guide really be Machiavelli, whose works were such a desperate response to a series of crises in 16th-century Italy? The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z Boucheron invites us to think through how Machiavelli became synonymous with unscrupulous despotism when the real man suffered for his republican allegiances. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” because it so shakes the students. John Lewis Gaddis: By the Book 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z He used his training not in the academy but in Florentine government, where he served as the assistant to another great innovator, Niccolò Machiavelli. A New Biography of the Renaissance Genius 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z But such was the dichotomy between Machiavelli the writer and civil servant, and Machiavelli the lover and farmer exiled in the countryside. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Machiavelli argues that in resisting the temptations of flattery a prince must show that he is not afraid of hearing the truth. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z But it can also be—as another Italian, Machiavelli, advises—that lies should be avoided because they produce negative consequences for the liar. What the Original “Pinocchio” Really Says About Lying 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The fact that Niccolo Machiavelli was involved in staging the contest adds to that argument – northerners' admiration for the Italian provocateur ensured that his ideas circulated through Europe and inspired Shakespeare's villains. Trying to revive the Renaissance 2010-06-03T14:01:00Z Sarah Dunant’s most recent book is “In the Name of the Family,” a novel of Machiavelli and the Borgias. Who Was Vittoria Colonna? Just One of Italy’s Great Poets... 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z It was a home full of art and argument, he recalls, where dinner-table conversation was likely to include discussion of Machiavelli, Shakespeare and St. Augustine. A Play ‘Meant to Trouble’ From a Writer Raised in Conservatism 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z For him Machiavelli is a consistently principled writer. The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z Still others decided Machiavelli was a satirist, while Rousseau read “The Prince” as a warning: Machiavelli, by dissecting the mechanics of power, was telling people what they ought to fear. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In her capacious if conventional historical novel, Dunant returns to the machinations of the Borgia clan, whom she wrote about in “Blood and Beauty,” introducing a new character, Niccolò Machiavelli. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Strauss’s intensely close readings of Plato, Maimonides and Machiavelli can seem remote from contemporary politics. ‘Charge the Cockpit or You Die’: Behind an Incendiary Case for Trump 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z He said, “I am working with the Dutch National Opera on an opera about Machiavelli.” The new librettist of ‘The New Prince’ 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Machiavelli would be proud: Cromwell sets things straight for poor Mark: “We’ll write down what you say, Mark, but we don’t necessarily write down what we do.” 'Wolf Hall' Recap: In Finale, King Henry's Masque and Anne's Little Neck 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Then there’s Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” which a fan gave me on my recent U.K. book tour. Ian Rankin: By the Book 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z After “The Prince” was written in 1513, his fears were almost immediately realized, the treatise was quickly vilified, and Machiavelli labeled “an agent of the devil.” In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Bobbitt argues that Machiavelli broke off writing the Discourses in order to compose "because he believed he saw an opportunity to create a new principality in the centre of Italy". The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z Antony Jay, whose keen appreciation of Machiavelli and corporate behavior helped make the 1980s British television series “Yes Minister” and “Yes, Prime Minister” instant classics of political satire, died on Aug. 21. Antony Jay, a Machiavelli Scholar and a Creator of ‘Yes Minister,’ Dies at 86 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z A year later, Machiavelli was living in exile on his farm, writing “Of Principalities,” the book that would become better known as “The Prince.” A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In fact, as Machiavelli observes, it is very difficult for leaders to have real friends or to maintain those friendships that pre-exist their coming to office. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z On balance, Machiavelli was a pragmatic tutor interested in promoting the unity, stability and integrity of nation states, chiefly his own Italy, in a Europe that lacked cohesive civics and reliable international treaties. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Machiavelli himself would pat her on the back. 'Walter White in power heels': UnREAL is evil, twisted, unmissable TV 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z There’s overt cruelty, shunning someone like an excommunicated Amish, and the kind of mind games that would make Machiavelli cringe. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z He adds: “Machiavelli could not do justice to this theme. Shakespeare’s Richard II could not weep copiously enough. We watched it play itself out, with the nerves of dead men in a dead Republic.” A Patriotic and Paranoid Memoir Stared Nixon’s America in the Eye 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Machiavelli correctly observes that "so powerful is the sway that ambition exercises over the human heart that it never relinquishes them, no matter how high they have risen". The enemy within: how Machiavelli would have dealt with Gordon Brown 2010-10-09T05:59:00Z I wondered whether to Machiavelli it was a particularly satisfying tale, the much more powerful creature ultimately brought down by the machinations of a crafty thinker. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Machiavelli wanted to be but found himself on the wrong side of the byzantine politics of the Medicis. Treasures of the Medicis on Display in Paris 2010-09-21T10:00:00Z He is seen as a management guru - akin to Machiavelli or Sun Tzu - by business students, and an object of wonder by people craving order amid the chaos of India. Hitler film exposes India's interest in dictator 2010-06-25T11:46:00Z Over the next 14 years, Machiavelli gained political experience, observing up close how power worked. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z So imagine the history of the Borgias as witnessed by Machiavelli. ‘In the Name of the Family,’ by Sarah Dunant, makes the Borgias live again 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z And Colin Burrow looks at a new work on the man whose name has become a synonym for political cruelty and calculation, Niccolò Machiavelli, Philip Bobbitt’s The Garments of Court and Palace. Your weekend reading: hoaxes and imitations, and a 12ft tall Mr Darcy 2013-07-14T00:50:17Z Machiavelli has had too easy a ride for too long: let's give his contemporary Erasmus, and peace, a better chance. John Gittings: What I'm thinking about ... peace and war 2012-08-23T09:51:46Z Sir Tim is reportedly keen to write a musical about the life of Machiavelli Sir Tim Rice's first show in 10 years will open in the West End next year. Tim Rice musical set for West End 2012-10-26T10:21:18Z Machiavelli was clearly not a moralist of this sort. The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z “I liked ‘Dante’s Inferno’ and Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince,’” said one girl, who was smoking and making out with a female classmate sitting on her lap like a tame koala bear. What is Paul Rudnick Doing Writing Young Adult Fiction? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z We made our way through the palazzo to the top floor of the old Chancellery, a tucked-away dark wood-paneled space where Machiavelli spent almost two decades signing edicts and accruing influence with the interim regime. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z He was soon joined by Leo X’s brother, Giuliano, and his nephew, Lorenzo, the Prince to whom Machiavelli dedicated his treatise on wielding power. Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning. 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z But that was how the political career of poor Niccolò Machiavelli ended, slightly less than 500 years ago. Art and politics 2010-04-09T10:35:00Z Cromwell is so cynical that he reads Machiavelli’s The Prince and shrugs, thinking, “perhaps he could improve on it.” The Year in Novels So Far; Plus, Hilary Mantel! 2012-05-16T15:37:58Z This is the Machiavellian Machiavelli: amoral, conniving and cruel, responding to whatever the situation demands. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z This logic by no means approaches the morality of Christ’s dictum to be as “wise as serpents and harmless as doves,” but it belies the general notion that Machiavelli was a one-dimensional schemer. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z I reached a different, gentler view of Machiavelli recently when I was asked to introduce and condense his Renaissance-era guidebook. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Winiarski, now 91, discovered his love of wine in the 1950s while researching the political writings of Niccolo Machiavelli in Italy. A pioneering California winemaker gets his due from the Smithsonian 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Bobbitt claims that Machiavelli did not simply believe, as the popular caricature of him suggests, that "the ends justify the means". The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z In 1498, after a coup and a strange, four-year reign by the Dominican friar Savonarola, the 29-year-old Machiavelli ascended to a government post that put him in charge of Florence’s foreign affairs. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Like “The Kennedys” this glossy, gossipy look at the Renaissance in the time of Machiavelli isn’t a history lesson, it’s a lurid family drama that happened to change the course of history. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z Observing the play of power across “the chessboard of central Italy,” is smooth and wary Machiavelli. When Alec Baldwin reads his memoir to us, it’s even better than the book 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z If we’re reading Machiavelli today, we might also learn something from his “lucidity, the weapon of the despairing.” A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell Machiavelli was focused on human nature and his writings capture eternal verities in the same way that Shakespeare's plays do. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z In that Renaissance document, debated for centuries, Machiavelli argued that a politician should seek to be feared rather than loved, and that sometimes a leader must lie to achieve his ends. A Machiavellian Opera for Trump-Era Issues of Truth and Lies 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The idea was to teach leadership through an eclectic curriculum of classic texts, case-studies and crisis simulations, incorporating thinkers and topics from Thucydides, Sun Tzu, and Machiavelli to the Cold War. Leader of Prestigious Yale Program Resigns, Citing Donor Pressure 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z There followed many more years of wrangling over his estate, with the widow the object of family machinations to rival anything in Machiavelli. Yoko Nagae Ceschina, Countess and Fairy Godmother to the Arts, Dies at 82 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Thank you for your appreciation of the German translation of my essay on Machiavelli. The Letters of TS Eliot: Volume 4 1928-1929 (ed. Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden) 2013-01-06T18:30:02Z A cleareyed reading of the novel, however, suggests that his view of democracy has much in common with that of Machiavelli, Sidney, Emerson and Truman. Henry Adams’s 1880 Novel, ‘Democracy,’ Resonates Now More Than Ever 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are,” Machiavelli wrote in “The Prince.” In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Erica Benner’s “Be Like the Fox,” for instance, deep dives into Machiavelli’s life, but much of the biography feels like a novel, Mr. Powers says. Stuck in a Reading Rut? How to Create New Book Habits 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The epilogue takes Machiavelli into the one place where he was entirely comfortable, which was his writing study. The new librettist of ‘The New Prince’ 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z He is charismatic and quotes Machiavelli like a knife. In ‘The Piranhas,’ the Chronicler of Italy’s Mobsters Tries His Hand at Fiction. For a Change? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The better way is to be Isaiah Berlin’s versatile fox, not a single-minded obsessed hedgehog, or to embrace Machiavelli’s virtues of imitation, adaptation and approximation. When to Wage War, and How to Win: A Guide 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z And it speaks to the duality of how the film is perceived, which is as this textbook manual, almost with Machiavelli, on how to succeed in American capitalist society and rise to the top. ‘The Godfather’ Explained in Seven Quotes 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z It is true that Machiavelli did not simply believe we should do whatever is necessary in order to get what we want. The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z The people of Florence think they are sophisticated, commented Niccolò Machiavelli, but they believed Savonarola when he said he spoke with God. Botticelli: from Renaissance art to religion | Jonathan Jones 2010-03-25T15:24:00Z In “I Wear the Black Hat,” Klosterman writes of Machiavelli’s signature work that “ ‘The Prince’ can be read like a self-help book for someone who openly aspires to be depraved.” ‘I Wear the Black Hat’: the essential anatomy of a villain 2013-08-28T22:25:51Z Through his research, Mr. Ignatius said he discovered that, contrary to what most people think, Machiavelli sought to be the “ultimate truth-teller.” A Machiavellian Opera for Trump-Era Issues of Truth and Lies 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Although Machiavelli unquestionably endorses absolutist and, at times, um, ultimate ways of dealing with adversaries, he repeatedly notes that these are last resorts when peaceable means of governance prove unworkable. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z But it would be equally wrong to conclude that Machiavelli was a narrow-eyed courtier bent solely on reducing others. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In that, at least, Machiavelli did us all a public service. 'Mandrake' a puzzling departure for Red Orchid Theatre 2011-04-18T22:15:03Z Machiavelli's advice was "that to a person to whom offence has been given, no administrative post of importance should subsequently be assigned". The enemy within: how Machiavelli would have dealt with Gordon Brown 2010-10-09T05:59:00Z Machiavelli talks about political leaders needing to heed the temper of the times, right? Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Americans who are hitting one obstacle after another: ‘That is why I persist’ 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z He says that we are now moving beyond the nation state anticipated by Machiavelli into a world made up of what he calls "market states". The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z All this because in his manual on statecraft, Machiavelli urged that a prince move beyond the conventional wisdom that rulers should keep their word, and argued instead that: “Game of Thrones” politics: Secret missions, desperate lies and the dangerous art of the double-cross 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Contrary to common myth, bullies are less misfits than they are socially attuned Machiavellis. Studied: Studies Show Bullies Want Friends, Too 2010-05-21T23:50:00Z Machiavelli would be proud: “Part of the art of ruling, perhaps. Know when to shut your ears.” 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Cromwell Shows Us His Two Sides 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z For example, Machiavelli famously details his observations on obtaining and keeping political power in "The Prince." Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Machiavelli does indeed sometimes mean an entity which is separate from the prince, more permanent than him, and which might be rooted in the common good. The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z King, author of books on Michelangelo, Leonardo and Machiavelli, offers a well-researched and in-depth account, based on Monet’s letters and the reminiscences and writings of his many friends and admirers. Monet’s last, desperate effort to create the world’s most beautiful paintings 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Machiavelli certainly knew about seduction of a sort, the kind that can be used to seize and maintain power. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1502, in an Italian castle, a plausible, explosive interaction occurs between three men who will shape the Renaissance – Cesare Borgia, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci. First novels: Catherine Taylor's roundup - reviews 2011-02-26T00:07:44Z In Renaissance Europe, the very name of Machiavelli became an insult – to be a “machiavel” was to be a schemer, a conspirator, someone utterly without ethics or morals. “Game of Thrones” politics: Secret missions, desperate lies and the dangerous art of the double-cross 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z At Albergaccio, the inn where Machiavelli once caroused, I sat under the barreled ceiling for wine and a hearty lunch of pici with wild boar sauce. In Tuscany, Following the Rise and Fall of Machiavelli 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Boucheron’s energetic little book, which started out as a series of talks for French public radio in 2016, offers a knowing guide to Machiavelli’s life and work. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Machiavelli's warning about what happens in these circumstances is clear: you have to deal with those who do not accept the new status quo severely and straight away. The enemy within: how Machiavelli would have dealt with Gordon Brown 2010-10-09T05:59:00Z I like to amuse myself by identifying the strange parallels between Machiavelli's life and my own, almost exactly 500 years later. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z I am conscious that it is foolhardy to compare myself with Machiavelli. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z He is thus able to skewer simplistic claims that the professor is essentially a devotee of Machiavelli or a simple exponent of the 19th-century European balance-of-power politics that he wrote about. Ideas man 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z One of the most striking parts of the book for me is when Machiavelli expounds on the best kind of intellect for an adviser or minister: Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Machiavelli advises in The Prince that the prince should strive "to bear himself so that greatness, courage, wisdom, and strength may appear in all his actions". 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z He has also translated Machiavelli’s “Prince” and works by the novelist Alberto Moravia, among others. In ‘Italian Ways,’ Tim Parks Again Tries to Explain Italy 2013-06-07T21:25:53Z As Machiavelli went on to suggest, the master liar must never show any weakness or gentility; he must always be, or at least appear to be, brutal, exuding righteous anger, control, power. Don't look away: It's a mistake to ignore Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In "The Prince," Machiavelli warned that any admission of wrongdoing is the death knell of the prince's rule and loosens his mind control over people. Our collective malady: Donald Trump's mental health crisis is America's problem 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Osworth devised a crude program, based on the writings of Machiavelli among others, that would turn out a more mechanical kind of voice. Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z But he clearly delights in his newfound malevolence, and his performance as a bespoke, camp Machiavelli supplies the humor the book sorely lacked. Page to Screen: John Cameron Mitchell brings the spark to 'City on Fire' on Apple TV+ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Machiavelli was a “courtier,” a professional politician, ambassador, and official who spent his life in the court of a ruler – in his case, as part of the city government of his native Florence. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Machiavelli saw this as the necessary performance of the lion role that the despot must always be ready to enact. Don't look away: It's a mistake to ignore Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The modern Machiavelli for the process was, after all, Harvey Weinstein, who became notorious for bludgeoning would-be voters with parties, screenings and not-so-subtle whisper campaigns. Actress’s Path to Surprise Oscar Nomination Is Scrutinized 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Most political theorists, including Aristotle, Niccolò Machiavelli, Alexis de Tocqueville, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Karl Polanyi and Max Weber, started from the premise that there is a natural antagonism between owners and workers. Rail strike bill: Both sides do it — wage relentless war against the working class, that is 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Joan, the oldest sibling, debated their professor parents about the Bible, Heidegger or Machiavelli. How Do You Write Plays For a Divided Country? Listen Carefully. 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z While in Florence, Machiavelli wrote various works on politics, most notably a consideration of the proper functioning of a republic like Florence itself. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z To contradict Machiavelli, it’s better, in this case, to be loved rather than feared. Cult of the Lamb is a baaaalm in Gilead 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z For Machiavelli expert Ruth Grant, hypocrisy is essential to politics because a political life and a moral life are simply incompatible. How Trump redefined shameless hypocrisy — and made it politically indispensable 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z It pointed out homes of famous non-Florentines and narrated the early stories of some of the greats — Dante, Michelangelo, Machiavelli — along the streets where they once lived. On a three-week group tour, I saw Florence at my own pace 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But Smith, the NPR host and author of the new book “Machiavelli for Women,” says his insights about power and survival can be just as critical for navigating the modern workplace. The Machiavellian way: How 'The Prince' can help women at work 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for him, Machiavelli was caught up in the whirlwind of power politics at court and ended up being exiled by the Medici. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Machiavellianism is named after the Italian political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli. "Impulsive psychopaths like crypto": "dark" personality traits increase Bitcoin enthusiasm 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Richard is a pretty big fan of that Machiavelli guy, but he has a quibble or two. A Shakespearean power struggle gets transplanted to high school hallways at Seattle Rep 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In The Prince, Machiavelli examines how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite of his enemies. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure, the connotations of the name Machiavelli are quite negative and brutal. The Machiavellian way: How 'The Prince' can help women at work 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z While in exile, Machiavelli undertook a new work of political theory which he titled The Prince. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton believed that both versions of expansion were good and thought — as Machiavelli had 300 years earlier— that successful republics were naturally expansionist. Alexander Hamilton indispensable to America’s success 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z “Plus, we did that story for five years. ... It feels more Machiavelli than Mussolini, always punching each other and circling each other. It’s kind of like it had to change, in some ways.” How (and why) 'Billions' blew up its central relationship 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z To succeed in such a wicked world, Machiavelli said, a prince must be strong as a lion and shrewd as a fox. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Machiavelli may not have been a military warrior, but as a diplomat he did place a high value on another power source – information. The Machiavellian way: How 'The Prince' can help women at work 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Instead, The Prince caused a scandal when it came out for completely ignoring the role of God and Christian morality in politics, and Machiavelli died not long after. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z With a raw pragmatism that would make Machiavelli blush, the UAE has recently changed course from urging confrontation against Iran and Islamist parties to advocating dialogue. Opinion | The UAE’s Machiavellian journey from ‘Little Sparta’ to ‘Little Singapore’ 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Machiavelli wrote "The Prince" in 1532, just as censorship laws were appearing everywhere to halt the printing press's metastatic spread of seditious ideas. How dissent gets criminalized: America's right to insult the government is under attack 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In The Prince, Machiavelli was not concerned with what was morally right, but with what was politically effective. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all a game of parliamentary tactics. And let’s say that working for five years in the palace where Machiavelli worked helped a little.” Renzi’s Power Play Is a ‘Masterpiece.’ He’ll Be the First to Tell You. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z That being noted, Machiavelli is now remembered as a pioneering political thinker. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Niccolo Machiavelli, writing in the 16th century, recommended that a leader try to be honest but lie when telling the truth “would place him at a disadvantage.” The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z This Niccolò Machiavelli knew when he counseled his prince to guard his grandeur above all else. How dissent gets criminalized: America's right to insult the government is under attack 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Machiavelli argued that in the real world of power and politics a prince must sometimes mislead the people and lie to his opponents. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and Niccolò Machiavelli rose to prominence in Florence not that long after the fall of Constantinople. The Fall of the House of Belichick 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Bridging division is akin to traversing a frayed tightrope smouldering at both ends, a challenge worthy of Machiavelli, Solomon and Houdini. Can Biden and Harris put a bitterly divided America back together again? 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z People don’t like being lied to, Machiavelli observed, but “one who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.” The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z But dismissing Stiles as some sort of football Machiavelli would be a gross misjudgement. The 'toothless fella' who meant so much to fans 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Five centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli called this the “effectual truth”: Claims that are true, he wrote in “The Prince,” are so not because they correspond to objective reality but because they are politically “useful.” Opinion | The Towering Lies of President Trump 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The post involves relocation to Geneva where the successful candidate will require the cunning of a Machiavelli, the political skills of Nelson Mandela and the thick skin of a rhinoceros. Wanted: thick-skinned maverick to head up World Trade Organization 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z He has been described as both shrewd and ruthless, a Machiavelli guided by vote-share spreadsheets. Bill Stepien Takes Helm of Trump Campaign as a Data-Obsessed Political Fighter 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Dispute: Following the ouster of the Medicis from Florence, Machiavelli enjoyed nearly two decades of political influence. Rulers vs. writers: The pre-Trump pre-history of author suppression 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z For Machiavelli, the contagion of corruption was spread above all by Christianity, a “religion of idleness”. Coronavirus is our chance to completely rethink what the economy is for | Malcolm Bull 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Machiavelli would recognize the terms in which Mr. Trump recently recast this claim: that he won in “a true sense.” Opinion | The Towering Lies of President Trump 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It is not a coincidence that Machiavelli wrote extensively about luck. Perspective | No, you’re not ‘lucky’ to dodge the coronavirus. Our rigged society shields you. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Volumes of Aristotle and Machiavelli nestle close to the constitutional exegeses of Hamilton, Madison and Jay. Opinion | Trump's handling of the pandemic is a political master class 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z And they were not happy with Machiavelli’s having played both sides. Rulers vs. writers: The pre-Trump pre-history of author suppression 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z But there’s a contradiction in Machiavelli’s thinking here, because he also acknowledged that one of the things every polity needed was periodic renewal and reform, and that corruption was what preceded it. Coronavirus is our chance to completely rethink what the economy is for | Malcolm Bull 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z But over the centuries, one of the most enduring premises in politics comes from Nicolo Machiavelli and “The Prince,” the first “book” written about political science. Bernie Sanders: The only guarantee in 2020 is there's no guarantee 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Though an avid reader — his dresser is buried under psychology classics, as varied as Dale Carnegie and Machiavelli — he failed English. Black Workers’ Wages Are Finally Rising 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Machiavelli is that thinker of alternatives who dissects every situation into an “either/or”, drawing a crossroads of meaning at every stage of historical development. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z To take just the best-known example, Machiavelli’s reflections after working in Renaissance Florence’s equivalent of Whitehall became a classic. Inside the mind of Dominic Cummings 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Machiavelli’s famous treatise on politics, “The Prince,” describes such people: America's first mercenary president: Donald Trump is blinded by greed and self-interest 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Niccolò Machiavelli wrote in 1517 that it’s "a very wise thing to simulate madness." Donald Trump's new "fire and fury": More madman cosplay, with no exit strategy 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “In the murky world of Oriental mysticism and Saigon’s immemorial intrigue, these robed and shaven men have emerged as the new Machiavellis of the Vietnamese political scene. Tri Quang is unquestionably their prince.” Thich Tri Quang, Buddhist monk who wielded political might during Vietnam War, dies at 95 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Gramsci read Machiavelli’s The Prince replacing the word “prince” with the word “party”. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z “The moment Trump won the electoral college, he was elevated to a modern Machiavelli.” The 'Where's My Roy Cohn?' documentary director reveals Trump's Machiavelli 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Set in a luxuriously detailed approximation of Renaissance Italy, the game sees attractive assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, taking on the dastardly templars while bumping into the likes of Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci. The 50 best video games of the 21st century 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z They arrived six days before the show and settled into a temporary headquarters, a series of chambers underneath the show venue, on the Viale Machiavelli. Sterling Ruby’s Mixed Media 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z “I’m not saying he’s ‘evil’ or a ‘genius,’ but I can see how he could do the Machiavelli stuff behind the scenes and find ways to get his viewpoint across and get actions taken.” The shadowy strategist behind Boris Johnson’s Brexit push - The Washington Post 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Either way, Machiavelli needs to be read not in the present, but in the future tense. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Moments later, he stood up without a word, trailed by his English bulldogs, Machiavelli and Liz. U.F.C. Needs an Antihero: Nate Diaz Returns Just in Time 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Machiavelli is “Tupac’s guy”, Michelangelo is “the Michael Jackson of the Renaissance”, as well as being a “street artist” for his wall drawings in the Medici tombs. Hip-hop horseman: Fab 5 Freddy gallops through Renaissance art 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z As Machiavelli says, it’s better to be feared than loved. Memo to charter leaders: ‘It’s better to be feared than loved. Right now we are neither’ 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Austin asserted in his email: “As Machiavelli says, it’s better to be feared than loved. Right now we are neither.” L.A. charter school backers’ plan: Take back mayor’s office, sue school district, battle teachers union 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Three years later, what is the sense of spending further time with Machiavelli? 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Where, though, to find a contemporary Cromwell, the man who Mantel portrays as finding Machiavelli’s work a little too trite for his tastes? Wanted: a modern Thomas Cromwell to mend Brexit Britain | Alex Clark 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z But Len McCluskey, the general secretary of Unite and another ally of Corbyn, accused Watson of being an ineffective Machiavelli using the issue of a second referendum to attempt a coup against the leadership. Brexit: top Tories would bring down any PM who backs no deal 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z But in her intelligence-committee job, which she held for seventeen years, she modelled herself on Machiavelli’s maxim that it is better to be feared than loved. Thomas Drake vs. the N.S.A. 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z His ideas are informed by Olavo de Carvalho, a philosopher and a former astrologer who has attracted a following with eccentric interpretations of works by Machiavelli, Descartes, and others. Jair Bolsonaro’s Southern Strategy 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z I don’t consider myself a historian of political ideas, but I approached Machiavelli a decade ago, yoking him with Leonardo da Vinci in an essay on contemporaneousness. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z “The ends justify the means,” he told me, summing up the wisdom he gleaned from Machiavelli’s “The Prince.” A Private Investigator Wanted to Prove His Clients Innocent. Will His Methods Be His Own Undoing? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z He initially campaigned for Machiavelli, in honor of his favorite rapper, Tupac Shakur, who nicknamed himself for the 15th century Italian philosopher. Saquon Barkley’s Rare Talent and Seriously Rare Name 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z He reads “everything,” said an adviser, who nonetheless added slyly, “except Machiavelli.” He’s Handing Over the Presidency but Not Necessarily His Power 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “Those best at playing the fox have done better than the others,” Machiavelli wrote, speaking of the powerful. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Unexpectedly, I found Machiavelli a useful guide and support – I’d almost say a faithful friend, one whose intelligence never failed me. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z When he was in jail, he read Machiavelli. Chazz Palminteri reflects on 'A Bronx Tale' as the musical arrives at Hollywood Pantages Theatre - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z “He who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived,” Machiavelli wrote. North Carolina editorial roundup 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The concert will draw from the poetry of Machiavelli and the songbooks of courtly singers. Renaissance focus of New Hampshire museum exhibit 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Even Machiavelli, however, insisted that one must avoid lying too much, because people will stop believing you, and your lies will no longer work. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z My conversations with Machiavelli became more regular and fruitful as I approached topics of which the Florentine author was, in his day, the most clear-sighted analyst. 'Real power is fear': what Machiavelli tells us about Trump in 2020 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z I actually went to Italy and visited Machiavelli’s house twice. Chazz Palminteri reflects on 'A Bronx Tale' as the musical arrives at Hollywood Pantages Theatre - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Machiavelli warned that the people, left to their own devices, were “promoters of license”. Could populism actually be good for democracy? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Despite being a supporter of the radical left, Mouffe defined “the political” in a similar way to thinkers often associated with the right, such as Machiavelli: as an arena of competing interests and perpetual conflict. The death of consensus: how conflict came back to politics 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Eva is a Machiavelli of the heart: avoiding the agony of another failed love justifies whatever duplicity is necessary. Nicole Holofcener’s Human Comedies 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Mr. Salvini, with a performance Machiavelli would be proud of, accepted and gained plenty of influence in the government. Italy’s Populist Parties Win Approval to Form Government 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z A professor of government, he’s among the foremost experts on Tocqueville and Machiavelli. Manhood in the Age of Trump 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Machiavelli, dreaming of a resurgence of Italian glory in the Renaissance, was eager to exploit popular ardour: “The best armies are those of armed peoples,” rather than paid mercenaries. Could populism actually be good for democracy? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z A famous quote by Machiavelli advises politicians: "It is better to be feared than loved - if you cannot have both." Mugabe feeling 'unloved' on his birthday 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Much of the world sees Kim as a cartoonish evil villain, Dr. No crossed with Machiavelli and topped with a bad haircut. The leaders of both Koreas feel like they won gold medals this week 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “What you’ve got is everything, and I mean everything, being run by the political arm. It’s the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis.” The 'Mayberry Machiavellis' tackle the opioid crisis 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The Republican’s cynical approach to releasing this memo; i.e. the FBI can’t defend itself without exposing classified/secret information is something Machiavelli would be proud of. House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But under the influence of Machiavelli and Locke, the men who founded our system made two fateful errors. How liberal democracy has betrayed its promises 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z I’m pretty cynical, but this guy seeks to play Machiavelli to my Prince – and fails by sheer surfeit of bombast, as well as a massive excess of presumption. Opinion | The Unexamined Brutality of the Male Libido 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Can't say if it was smart to move all at once, but it sure seems like a master move straight from Machiavelli's Prince. The Upstart Saudi Prince Who’s Throwing Caution to the Winds 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z “Xi is sort of a Chinese Machiavelli”, who grew up in a revolutionary family hearing tales of Mao’s legendary political manoeuvrings. Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao after change to China constitution 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The church, a top tourist attraction, is where Italian luminaries Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli are buried. Tourist killed by falling masonry in famous Florence church 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “Xi certainly looks like he would make Machiavelli – and Mao – quite proud,” Bishop said. Man tipped as China's future president ousted as Xi Jinping wields 'iron discipline' 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Lurking somewhere in Emmanuel Macron’s team, there has to be a genius in the diplomatic arts; perhaps Macron himself, with his university thesis on Machiavelli. Even in the face of Trump’s sexism, Macron is a genius in diplomacy | Mary Dejevsky 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Le Monde, France’s leading newspaper, editorialized that the invitation revealed that Macron “was an attentive student of Machiavelli” and that he “stole from the U.S. president the monopoly on unpredictability.” Trump loves a military parade — it’s one reason he’s heading to Paris 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Not exactly the behavior of a Boy Scout, unless there is now a merit badge in Machiavelli. Opinion | A tale of two Comeys 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z One of the reasons Machiavelli advised against using mercenaries is that it’s a no-win situation: Either they’re not competent, or if they are, they’ll substitute their own judgment and goals for their leader’s. Analysis | Why do millennials keep leaking government secrets? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “He who wishes to be obeyed,” said Machiavelli, “must know how to command.” Opinion | Our commander in chief has no command of himself 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z But by Trump standards, the Watergate cover-up was a thing of genius worthy of the talents of Machiavelli or Metternich. By Donald Trump's standards, the Watergate cover-up was a thing of genius | Walter Shapiro 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Politics is all about timing, as Machiavelli said. Many call Trump a fascist. 100 days in, is he just a reactionary Republican? | Victoria de Grazia 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Machiavelli argued that it is better to be feared than loved. Donald Trump's North Korea 'armada' gaffe was dangerous buffoonery | Richard Wolffe 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z I decided to write the libretto for an opera about Niccolò Machiavelli. Opinion | Trump is not so Machiavellian after all 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Years later, Mr. Putin remains an enigma, sometimes depicted as a cartoonish, shirtless macho man, or drawn as a master political strategist, a Slavic Machiavelli. Putin and Merkel: A Rivalry of History, Distrust and Power 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z I began to doubt that Machiavelli believed his own advice. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Giamatti: Yes, somebody characterized Chuck this way but I think it applies to the whole show: It’s less Mussolini and more Machiavelli. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis as ‘The Odd Couple’? The 'Billions' costars have a laugh about that and more 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z By his mid-20s he had joined the highest ranks of the senior civil service, after studying politics and philosophy — working on Hegel and Machiavelli. Emmanuel Macron: the French outsider who would be president 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And he is lucky, a quality Machiavelli thought was crucial in politics, but one that he rarely experienced in his own life. Opinion | Trump is not so Machiavellian after all 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z So, she was the wife of a merchant who lived in Florence in the age of Machiavelli, Michelangelo and the explorer Vespucci. Did the Mona Lisa have syphilis? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z But what if we’re overlooking Machiavelli’s less obvious messages, his deeper insights into politics? Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Done wrong, Machiavelli warned, it leads to enemies, resentment and downfall. Theresa May and the breaking of Boris Johnson 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The books that influenced me as an undergraduate were from the canon of modern political thought, ranging from Hobbes and Machiavelli to Foucault. Ben Lerner: ‘Being a poet is like saying: I have an important job, and I’m a total sponger’ 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z How would Machiavelli respond to this call to arms? Opinion | Trump is not so Machiavellian after all 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z To say that Trump displays attributes that Machiavelli deemed necessary in the fractious, perpetually warring states of the 16th century is not to recommend him as a modern leader. Donald Trump is the American Machiavelli 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z It was part of my job to teach Plato-to-Nato courses in the history of ideas, and Machiavelli came up early in the year, squeezed between Augustine and Hobbes. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z It is all so shameless and dirty and befuddling that it would make Niccolo Machiavelli blush. Hillary Clinton’s ‘psychotic’ lies she gets away with 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Trump’s comments during Wednesday night’s debate in Las Vegas conveyed a values-free approach to foreign policy that would make Machiavelli blush. Trump’s treats foreign policy like a game of ‘Survivor’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z It's a modern version of Machiavelli 's Prince with guitars. Because Punk Still Rocks 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z For Machiavelli, leadership was about the decisive exercise of power, not about morality. Donald Trump is the American Machiavelli 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z I started noticing that Machiavelli’s writings speak in different voices at different times. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z I had a strange history class, but one teacher had us read Machiavelli, Nietzsche & Dante. Fortress of Tedium: What I Learned as a Substitute Teacher. 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Since the end of the Cold War, these traditions of statesmanship have faded, and the continent that gave Machiavelli to the world has embraced instead the spirit of Woodrow Wilson. Europe Needs Its Realist Past 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z For the rest of his life, Machiavelli tried to channel those raw energies into sensible reforms. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z But Machiavelli thought those qualities allowed Borgia to govern decisively. Donald Trump is the American Machiavelli 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z If Machiavelli did send the Medici The Prince, which seems unlikely, he could not have expected them to take its “advice” – to bribe, swindle, and assassinate one’s way to power – as gifts of friendly wisdom. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z But Machiavelli said that one should either caress or eliminate a rival, never merely insult him. Why Donald Trump Is No Gentleman 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Though a caricature emerged of her as a Machiavelli in heels, scheming her ascent, to others she seemed more desirous of powerful obscurity. Hillary Clinton, Convention’s Star, Lets Others Speak for Her Character 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z History still remembers Machiavelli best for this cynicism. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z One thing I discovered in the process was that Machiavelli mocked the version of “political correctness” of his day. Donald Trump is the American Machiavelli 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Machiavelli was convinced the real threats to freedom come from within – from gross inequalities on the one hand, and extreme partisanship on the other. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Machiavelli was the boldest teacher against the honor of the gentleman, but he too was an old-fashioned sexist. Why Donald Trump Is No Gentleman 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Machiavelli counseled, "never do an enemy a small injury." Come at the King, You Best Not Miss 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Savonarola shouted airy phrases from a pulpit; Machiavelli wrote dry policy papers from the chancery. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Go down the list of Trump’s controversial characteristics and you will find many of the qualities the cynical Machiavelli thought were essential for a tough leader. Donald Trump is the American Machiavelli 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Machiavelli’s The Prince describes most of them, in ways that mimic their disorienting ambiguity. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “You cannot believe how fundamental Machiavelli is to the way we understand power,” he says, sunnily. How modern power works: less Game of Thrones, more Black Lives Matter 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Two centuries later, Machiavelli defines the central thrust of human nature as ambition, the drive for power bringing with it wealth and corruption. A Point of View: Can you tell if you've got too much money? - BBC News 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Niccolò Machiavelli was Florence’s anti-prophet: a career politico who was too steeped in the nuts and bolts of the republic’s problems to stomach Savonarola’s loose and sudden populism. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Tywin is wise from his mistakes, ruthless in his realism, an armed prophet after Machiavelli’s own heart. The Raw Appeal of “Game of Thrones” 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z If we look again at how he lived his life and how that life shaped his thoughts, it looks as if we’ve got Machiavelli all wrong. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z By and large, Keltner says, we have adhered to a model of power that comes straight out of Renaissance political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose enduring influence causes him no end of frustration. How modern power works: less Game of Thrones, more Black Lives Matter 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z While studying philosophy he wrote a dissertation on Machiavelli and Hegel and the notion of the “common good”. Emmanuel Macron: France’s political prince eyeing the Elysée | Observer profile 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z More than 500 years ago, the prophet Savonarola enthralled Renaissance Europe while Machiavelli, chief policy wonk of the age, scorned the showman’s demagoguery. Hillary Clinton Is America’s Machiavelli 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Five hundred years ago the Italian political philosopher Machiavelli described the problem starkly: Businesses for Boosting the Minimum Wage 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z But why did Machiavelli write a whole book about them, peppering it with men who soared to power by greasing palms and exploiting weaknesses: Julius Caesar, Pope Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia? Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “So I became obsessed with him. When you speak to government leaders, they immediately bring up Machiavelli.” How modern power works: less Game of Thrones, more Black Lives Matter 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z “A prince,” wrote Machiavelli, “is also respected when he is either a true friend or a downright enemy”—an approach, the Florentine added, that “will always be more advantageous than standing neutral.” Learning From Vladimir 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The cockroach is without a doubt a follower of Machiavelli's manifesto, The Prince: roaches also find it much safer to be feared than loved. The Verge review of animals: the cockroach 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z In one piece of advice about disgraced Gen. David Petraeus, Blumenthal forwarded on a single link to a passage from Machiavelli. Clinton's emails give glimpse into a candidate often under pressure 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Most people today assume that Machiavelli didn’t just describe their methods, he recommended them – that he himself is the original Machiavellian, the first honest teacher of dishonest politics. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Related: Machiavelli's The Prince, part 1: the challenge of power | Nick Spencer Still, he has more context than many in his position. How modern power works: less Game of Thrones, more Black Lives Matter 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z I’m reminded of something Machiavelli didn’t say but should have: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. What goes around comes around: Trump shifts his birther gaze to Cruz 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But what is that punishment that Machiavelli notes is so crucial to maintaining control? The Verge review of animals: the cockroach 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z It is more psychologically sinister than Machiavelli’s “The Prince.” CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump’s ‘Art of the Schlong’ portrays Hillary Clinton as Joan of Arc 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Academic summaries told me that Machiavelli was devoted to the salvation of his native city, Florence, and his country, Italy, at a time when both were ravaged by wars. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Rove plays down the role of McKinley’s campaign manager, Mark Hanna, often seen as the election’s backstage Machiavelli. What does McKinley’s election in 1896 teach us about today? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The way he’s raising “birther” questions about his chief rival for the nomination is worthy of Machiavelli. What goes around comes around: Trump shifts his birther gaze to Cruz 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Luttwak is less a grand political theorist in the tradition of Machiavelli or Hobbes than a skilled bricoleur of historical strategic insights. The Machiavelli of Maryland: adviser to presidents, prime ministers – and the Dalai Lama | Thomas Meaney 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The Italian diplomat and philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote in The Prince, a founding bible of modern political science, that for the statesman, "occasionally words must serve to veil the facts". The difference between lying and misleading - BBC News 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But as a leading civil servant in charge of foreign affairs and defence, Machiavelli had been one of the republic’s stoutest defenders. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z You have to remember this is the Vatican, and Italy; we’re in the land of Machiavelli.” Why juicy Vatican secrets are getting harder to keep, even under Pope Francis 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Machiavelli held him in contempt, viewing him as an ill-prepared prophet entering the public arena unarmed and vulnerable to his myriad foes. Spiritual leader of a medieval city in crisis 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “One suspects that, like Machiavelli himself, he enjoys truth not only because it is true but also because it shocks the naive,” wrote Eric Hobsbawm. The Machiavelli of Maryland: adviser to presidents, prime ministers – and the Dalai Lama | Thomas Meaney 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z “I read Machiavelli in school,” he said, “but I never heard any discussions like that.” Today in Politics: Pope to Take His Pulpit Into a House Divided 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z It took Machiavelli on a long journey across France with King Louis XII, and to the court of Cesare Borgia, where he spent nerve-racking months trying to dissuade the violent youth from attacking Florence. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Schell said he believed the Communist party leader had modelled himself on Han Feizi, a philosopher known as China’s Machiavelli whose basic maxim was: “Keep it mysterious – don’t be transparent.” Xi Jinping: Does China truly love 'Big Daddy Xi' – or fear him? 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Contrary to the later invectives of Machiavelli against mercenaries, Hawkwood served Florence loyally, and they even honored him with a monument in the cathedral. Book Talk: Back to the future with 21st century soldiers of fortune 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z This summer, it’s “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli and Plutarch’s “Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans.” Two Books That Belong in Every CEO's Beach Bag 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Pablo Iglesias is a popular political science professor known to weave “Game of Thrones” analogies through his lectures on Machiavelli and Marx. Spain's new left-wing Podemos party stirring up elections 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z His city’s tempestuous history taught Machiavelli a lesson he tries to convey to future readers: that no one man can overpower a free people unless they let him. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z To others, like Machiavelli, it was merely a scene of mortal danger, in which—he says it straight out—one must imitate the fox. The Truth About Animal Stories 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z For all his amiability, FDR knew with Machiavelli that self-seekers abound this side of paradise. FDR: A Monumental Man 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z If you’ve only read Machiavelli’s 16th-century political treatise once, you probably remember the shocking bits — the treachery, the ferocity and the amorality the book recommends to those trying to gain power. Two Books That Belong in Every CEO's Beach Bag 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Statesmen including Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Thomas Cromwell, Otto von Bismarck, and Niccolò Machiavelli paid obeisance to the church but were not carried away by its doctrines. God, Power, and 'Game of Thrones' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z When we know that these words are Machiavelli’s, we tend to let his reputation colour how we read them. Have we got Machiavelli all wrong? 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. Quote Box: Lee Kuan Yew's sharp words on the world, himself 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z “Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right,” he told his biographer. Lee Kuan Yew, who led Singapore into prosperity over 30-year rule, dies at 91 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z For bosses lucky enough to take some time off, curl up on the beach with Machiavelli or Plutarch. Two Books That Belong in Every CEO's Beach Bag 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Likewise Machiavelli warned leaders to shun yes-men and seek counsel from those willing to offer frank criticism when warranted instead. Obama doesn’t have to say he loves us 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z “Yeah, you’ll have to make changes. Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is the perfect example, to me, of leadership. Chancellor Carmen Fariña Changes New York City Schools’ Course 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Niccolo Machiavelli, perhaps the shrewdest political philosopher in history, believed that great events were shaped by luck — or “fortuna,” as he called this unpredictable force of life. The United States should think — and act — like a superpower 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Niccolo Machiavelli bungled his exit from the government of 16th-century Florence. The last 90 days 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z You may be surprised to find that Machiavelli’s recommendations for the established leader are much more humane. Two Books That Belong in Every CEO's Beach Bag 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z "Machiavelli inspired me by his leadership and comradeship across the centuries. He taught me how to be a leader, how to lead from the front." Striking gold - at a rubbish dump 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Even more fundamentally, is it ethical to use clickbait lures while fishing for readers or is it Machiavelli at his digital best? Why Clickbaiting Is The Best And Worst Things To Happen To Media 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Since one of Cuomo’s major legacies as governor was massive prison construction, and since he drew when necessary on the strategies of another shrewd Italian thinker — Machiavelli — he never pretended to be St. Francis. E.J. Dionne: The conscience of Mario Cuomo 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z These politicians trumpet the call of Machiavelli: “The end justifies the means.” Congress and the White House go overboard with gift-giving 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Don was a classical warrior armed with Machiavelli’s insight. Machiavelli's " The Prince" On and Off Wall Street 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Paraphrasing Machiavelli: if you have to choose between being loved or feared, pick feared. How to Get Respect: 5 Points Backed by Science 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Ice speaks often of authors he’s read, from Frederick Douglass and Richard Wright to Sun Tzu and Machiavelli. The Drug War in Long Island's Hempstead Getto Is the Free-Market With Tec-9s Mr. Macron obtained a master’s degree after partly focusing his studies on Machiavelli, which, he said with a smile, was good background for navigating the power politics of Paris. Emmanuel Macron of France Is the Face of the New Socialism 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Combines research with examples to give you a modern Machiavelli’s The Prince. 5 Books That Can Change Your Life 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z A Prince, wrote Machiavelli, “ should injure people only if he knows there is no threat of revenge.” Machiavelli's " The Prince" On and Off Wall Street 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “The function of the intelligence services is to protect the king. So this is Machiavelli writ large,” Mr Nathan says. Spy v spy 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The reluctant bureaucrat was later dumped in Paris without passport or money, recalls Jonathan Powell, a former adviser, in his book “The New Machiavelli”. Your money or your life 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Ramo authored two books, Tennis By Machiavelli and Extraordinary Tennis Ordinary Players, which showed that tennis is played completely differently by professionals and amateurs. SAPVoice: An Aerospace Engineer's Guide to Winning Tennis 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Of course what Machiavelli wrote six hundred years ago still works, but in today’s era of transparency, executives who want to act as leaders must be truthful and conduct themselves honestly. What Can Leaders Gain By Acting Like Politicians? 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z In keeping with Don’s aggressively tough and buoyant personality I discovered during the diatribe of my interview that this forceful character read and re-read Machiavelli’s ” The Prince” every month. Machiavelli's " The Prince" On and Off Wall Street 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z And while the nudgers have already captured the state by making behavioural psychology the favourite idiom of government bureaucracy –Daniel Kahneman is in, Machiavelli is out – the algorithmic regulation lobby advances in more clandestine ways. The rise of data and the death of politics 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The book draws on the ideas of Machiavelli, the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu and others. American Apparel's ousted Dov Charney was unpredictable interview subject 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z The name of Niccolo Machiavelli has made it to everyday speech and his work is lauded by a former adviser to Tony Blair, VIDEO: Why Machiavelli has 'jumped cultures' 2014-05-02T12:40:53Z Look, for instance, at how it leads us through the solution to Joffrey’s poisoning, like Littlefinger teaching Machiavelli 101 to Sansa. RECAP: Game of Thrones Watch: Soul on Ice 2014-04-28T03:38:34Z In another departure, the book was written in an accessible style and from a relatively global outlook, citing Islamic jurisprudence alongside Western figures like Machiavelli, Rousseau and Thoreau. The Saturday Profile: Conservative Saudi Cleric’s Political Shift Leaves Many Perplexed 2014-04-04T15:10:40Z Renzi seems to be following the advice of another famous Florentine, Niccolo Machiavelli, who observed, "I am not interested in preserving the status quo. I want to overthrow it." Italians keen to gamble on unelected Matteo Renzi 2014-02-16T15:15:44Z Morrissey's autobiography was published, at his insistence, under the Penguin Classics imprint - usually reserved for the likes of Moliere and Machiavelli. Morrissey critique wins Hatchet award 2014-02-12T09:45:06Z Back in the 16th century, Niccolo Machiavelli advised that a leader should think like an animal because leaders are often embattled. The Machiavellian CIO 2014-02-04T17:55:00Z “Machiavelli implied one is either a predator or prey and the animal the leader closely resembles determines his or her position in the food chain.” Is It Time For CIOs To Be More Assertive? 2013-10-25T16:33:00Z And the author is as likely to quote “The Deer Hunter” or Richard Ford as he is to cite Machiavelli. Off the Shelf: In ‘Story of My People,’ Recalling an Industry (and Way of Life) 2013-08-10T21:08:05Z Machiavelli didn't even get time to clear his desk. Why getting sacked was good for Machiavelli 2013-08-04T00:48:35Z In the fourth and final section of "The Book of the Courtier," Castiglione, contra Machiavelli, addresses himself to the courtier's role as moral adviser to princes. The Prince's Man 2013-07-27T00:51:24Z For in the geopolitics of free trade, Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli. Welcome to the geopolitics of trade, where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli 2013-07-10T18:30:00Z If you want an even deeper examination of modern management and strategy techniques, it is always worth reading the ultimate philosophical classic: “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli. DealBook: Wall Street Must-Reads for Everyone 2013-07-01T22:09:11Z "Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved?" writes Machiavelli. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z Machiavelli, like many of his age, was an inveterate letter writer. Why getting sacked was good for Machiavelli 2013-08-04T00:48:35Z "Labyrinthine corridors were part of Florence's culture of secrets," he said as we passed the office that Machiavelli once worked in, before we ducked into a room lined with 16th-century maps. Dan Brown's Inferno: Florence hopes for a tourism miracle 2013-05-11T18:42:26Z Machiavelli began writing "The Prince" in the midst of his own crisis. How Machiavelli Saved My Family 2013-04-06T02:28:25Z Beck calls her Merkiavelli – after Machiavelli – to highlight the political nous with which she has run rings around other leaders. Is Germany too powerful for Europe? 2013-03-31T18:00:01Z Machiavelli wanted ruthlessness to be used for political ends - achieving a self-governing republic - whereas Ripley is ruthless in order to achieve purely personal ends - an affluent, leisured life in beautiful surroundings. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z When in 1502 in a stroke of strategic daring, the young general takes the city of Urbino, Machiavelli and his boss are the first diplomats he entertains. Why getting sacked was good for Machiavelli 2013-08-04T00:48:35Z In Machiavelli’s day the average papacy lasted 10 years. Benedict’s Act of Grace 2013-02-15T17:00:00Z Machiavelli never wrote the infamous phrase often associated with him: "the ends justify the means." How Machiavelli Saved My Family 2013-04-06T02:28:25Z While intended for monarchs rather than moguls, Machiavelli's realpolitik view that "the end justifies the means" is the basis for modern corporate ethics. Top 10 Influential Business Books of All Time 2013-02-06T13:00:00Z It's 500 years since Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince, his guide to statesmanship for a hypothetical leader. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z It is as if, as Machiavelli watches, that fierce strategic mind is over thrown by gross misfortune. Why getting sacked was good for Machiavelli 2013-08-04T00:48:35Z So, unlike the self-made usurper, Machiavelli remarks, they enjoyed the same solid institutional support and complacent public backing as an established hereditary monarch. Benedict’s Act of Grace 2013-02-15T17:00:00Z There is nothing scheming or manipulative about following the path set down by Machiavelli. How Machiavelli Saved My Family 2013-04-06T02:28:25Z Fun fact: Machiavelli was a complete failure as a military and civil adviser, and lived to see his ideas widely ridiculed. Top 10 Influential Business Books of All Time 2013-02-06T13:00:00Z But its more common usage relates to the qualities people have gleaned from Machiavelli's The Prince. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z The council says the “award honors the legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli, the first political scientist, and showcases a current political mastermind.” Only certain folks qualify for memorabilia 2013-01-18T00:39:53Z Machiavelli’s 16th-century treatise “The Prince” detailed cynical rules of statecraft to extend political power. James M. Buchanan, Economic Scholar, Dies at 93 2013-01-09T17:01:34Z A version of this article appeared April 5, 2013, on page C1 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: How Machiavelli Saved My Family. How Machiavelli Saved My Family 2013-04-06T02:28:25Z A more innovative pasta dish did not fare as well: fusilli Machiavelli, with fresh plum tomatoes, baby shrimp and Gaeta olives in a marinara-olive oil sauce, sounded good but was flat. | Huntington: A Review of Porto Fino, in Huntington 2012-11-18T04:40:24Z In Urquhart's backstory he has taught Renaissance Italian history prior to politics and is an expert on the Medicis and Machiavelli. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z Of course Machiavelli, author of “The Prince,” is best remembered for counseling that, on occasion, opponents need to be dealt with most forcefully. Only certain folks qualify for memorabilia 2013-01-18T00:39:53Z Has Duncan Fletcher been doing his impressions of Machiavelli or Baldrick? Can England win in India? History is against them but there is hope 2012-11-10T23:00:02Z “It is much safer to be feared than loved,” Machiavelli teaches us. Obama’s Mideast Meltdown 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” wrote Machiavelli in ”The Prince,” and Tim Cook would seem to be following the Renaissance treatise on how to rule. With Hulu Plus On Board, Did Apple TV Just Become A Bona Fide Platform? 2012-08-05T18:00:00Z The mind of Machiavelli's prince is cold and calculating, concerned with ends rather than means. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z That puts me in the same category, some would say, as Voltaire and Machiavelli. Can personality tests identify the real you? 2012-07-06T06:42:21Z The nation of Niccolò Machiavelli has convinced itself that no matter how convincingly they beat the in their final Group C tie, they will not advance to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals because of conspiracy elsewhere. Euro 2012: Euro 2012: Trapattoni wants Ireland to cut through conspiracy 2012-06-17T19:38:47Z In the age of Machiavelli the word “virtue” had a double and sinister meaning; but here it is taken in its nobler sense. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z A while ago Niccolò Machiavelli wrote me from his Tuscan farm, where he is still exiled from Florence. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Cruelty, Machiavelli wrote was a necessary evil to maintain order and justified in the interest of public good. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z The elevation and the isolation of his position fostered a detachment from ordinary virtues and compassion, 290 and he was a remorseless incarnation of Machiavelli’s Prince. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Voltaire helped him with his Anti-Machiavelli, remarking afterwards that had Machiavelli had a prince for a pupil, the very first thing he would have advised him to do would have been so to write. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z With a far keener insight into the real state of things, Machiavelli was, at just this time, composing The Prince. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z I talked to Niccolò Machiavelli about this antagonism. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z But the kingpin expresses dissatisfaction with The Prince and the way his Italian crime colleagues dwell on Machiavelli's work. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z Each was indeed a masterpiece of that art which Machiavelli calls 109 "virt�," and it is difficult to decide where to award the palm. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Machiavelli, describing a turbulent period in the history of Florence, said: The people perished, but the brigands throve. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z He was the Machiavelli of the fashionable world. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Barabas is conceived, under the inspiration of Machiavelli and perhaps also of stage practice, as an intriguing villain with all the accompaniments ever since familiar in drama and fiction. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z As Machiavelli says in The Prince, so long as one appears to act virtuously, most people will believe in one's virtue. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z "Let no man think that present kindnesses lead to the forgetting of past injuries," says Machiavelli, laying bare the roots of human nature in his incisive way. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Cromwell had now, according to Cardinal Pole, whose story has been too readily accepted, been converted into an “emissary of Satan” by the study of Machiavelli’s Prince. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z No grave and reflecting whig puts any more confidence, in the promises of this political spin-button, than he would put, in the words of Nicholas Machiavelli. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He has all the traits of the stage Machiavellis of Marlowe and Kyd, and sometimes imitates Iago. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z She does not end her days as a respectable member of the upper classes, but as Machiavelli said, princes who commit criminal acts can achieve power, but never glory. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z Hugo Grotius and Puffendorf, whose far-famed worldly wisdom entitles their views to great respect, Machiavelli and Boccaccio, Thomasius and even Kant, all have repeatedly admitted the existence of what we familiarly call ghosts. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z A ruffian he doubtless was, as he says, in his youth, and he was the last man to need the tuition of Machiavelli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z This remark will equally hold good, when the internal feuds of a less powerful state have been analyzed and laid open by the acute perspicacity and delicate discrimination of a Machiavelli. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Like Machiavelli, but on a lower level, Guicciardini was willing to “roll stones,” or to do any dirty work for masters whom, in the depth of his soul, he detested and despised. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Machiavelli's prince character is both repellent and charismatic - so, too, is Merteuil. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z The originality of Machiavelli in his Mandragora was not of the sort to encourage a departure from the beaten track. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I guessed also that the other was the wife of Machiavelli, being aided thereto by her statement, when I drove Luigi off, that her husband was one who could help me much. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z When he was down, Machiavelli, who had thought him worth attentive study, said to him that he wondered so good a player should have lost the game. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Classmates said he was popular, dressed stylishly, drove a bright red MG sports car and loved discussions of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Louis XIV and Shakespeare. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Leader of Breakaway Republic of Biafra, Dies at 78 2011-11-26T23:09:51Z In a world where, according to Machiavelli, so many people are inclined towards "evil", to win, rather than die, necessitates the adoption of amoral strategies. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z The genius of men like Ariosto, Machiavelli, and Aretino never wholly freed the form they handled from subservience to Latin models. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z "Precisely," said Machiavelli, drily; "I think you have met." The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Yet Machiavelli brings much the same accusation against it in his time. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Our travelling library for this occasion is reduced to a copy of Machiavelli's Principe, a volume of Muir's Greece, and a Greek phrase-book on Ollendorff's principle. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Ruthless crime boss Sonny LoSpecchio tells a teenager he has befriended that he read Machiavelli in prison and lives his life accordingly. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z If Jefferson was thirsty for power at that time he was more Machiavellian than Machiavelli himself. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z "Yes," replied Machiavelli, "and then straight to Rome." The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Later he received a still stronger impression from the Mandragora of Machiavelli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z "This was the cause," says Machiavelli, "that Florence was stripped not only of all martial skill, but also of all generosity." The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z If I were the complete Machiavelli I am accused of being, I should direct my whole attention to the acquisition of Hanover. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z He spent some years in Italy, and translated three books of Machiavelli into English, which, however, were not printed. Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z I had already arisen to take my leave as Machiavelli spoke, and the cardinal, taking no notice of his last remark, turned to me, with something of his old good temper. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Described by enemies and even some admirers as Russia's answer to France's Cardinal Richelieu or a modern-day Machiavelli, Surkov, 46, helped Putin craft Russia's tightly controlled political system. Kremlin "puppet master" faces errant oligarch 2011-09-16T13:44:07Z Further on, on the right, is the house where Machiavelli died, a disappointed and misunderstood patriot, in 1527; on the left is Guicciardini's palace. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z As Machiavelli says, the many ruin a revolutionary society, and the few are not enough. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z Wells’ 1910 roman a clef, “The New Machiavelli,” calling the Webbs’ salon a “center of reference for all sorts of legislative proposals and political expedients.” Webb, Churchill and the Birth of the Welfare State: Sylvia Nasar 2011-09-08T00:22:04Z I bowed to D'Amboise and the secretary, and withdrew; but as the door swung behind me, I heard Machiavelli's voice. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Machiavelli's infamous position on the value of being feared versus loved is in fact more nuanced than popular culture would lead you to believe. Best Leadership Books of All Time 2011-08-17T15:00:00Z Straightway," writes Machiavelli, "he learned what difference there is between success and failure, between dishonour and honour. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z His especially favourite study was “The Prince” of Machiavelli, which he always carried with him. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Certain publicists, particularly Machiavelli, have maintained that the obligation to observe treaties only lasts as long as these accord with our interests. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z The cardinal received me in the little chamber where we had supped with Machiavelli. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Unless we have then within us this our Machiavelli, it is useless for us to search for the meaning of the word in the dictionary. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Machiavelli wrote for these gatherings his discourses on Livy and his Art of War. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z She spells "insistence" with an "a," and she gives a superfluous "c" to "Machiavelli." Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z Besides, Machiavelli’s opinion is in such disrepute that it is almost useless to discuss it. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z It was whilst in their midst that I saw a face I knew well, and Machiavelli came up. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z But idealistically speaking, is this word Machiavelli’s or is it ours,—a word belonging to us who are inquiring into his thoughts? The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z He was met with a villainous and intriguing look that would have satisfied Machiavelli, but the officer bowed low before the screen. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The Crown Prince of Germany, having studied the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, knew this; the Kaiser, knowing Machiavelli, understood it too well. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z It associates its author in rank of genius with the foremost political philosophers of the world—with Machiavelli, with Montesquieu, with Burke. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Machiavelli extended his hand to me, with his inscrutable smile; but as I met his eyes, I saw that they were troubled and anxious. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z It is ours, by all means, and for the reason that it belongs to our Machiavelli. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Among the older writers, Machiavelli was its weightiest champion. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z After all, we are a long time after Machiavelli. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The great theorist of these “conquistadores” was Machiavelli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z We stopped in amaze, and Machiavelli, who had spoken, quietly emptied his glass into a bowl beside him. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Frederick, the Antimachiavellist, answers us, and backs himself by Machiavelli: Certainly every one of us must keep his word so long as it–is for his advantage. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Nowadays most of us think, as Machiavelli did, that a single line of defence is best and that a second line only serves to suggest the advisability of retreat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z It was a sardonic smile worthy of Machiavelli. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Machiavelli himself held this means of subjecting a people to be perilous, observing that loss of welfare stirs up more obdurate enemies than loss of life. The Philippines A Century Hence 2011-04-20T02:00:25.047Z "This, your eminence," and Machiavelli held out his hand, on which an opal was flashing a moment before. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The objective is–I think I’m borrowing this from Machiavelli– you want to make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth and that’s certainly what I advocate. Tim Ferriss On Facebook, Twitter And Building A Huge Web Brand 2011-04-14T19:39:24Z With Machiavelli march the historians and political philosophers, the school of Pomponazzi and the materialistic analysts, who led the way for a new birth of science in the Baconian speculations of the Cosentine academy. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z See also the bibliographies in Medici, Machiavelli, Savonarola, Tuscany, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z "Impetuosity and audacity," wrote Machiavelli, "often achieve what ordinary means fail to achieve." Amazon's new Cloud Drive rains on everyone's parade 2011-04-02T23:02:02Z Machiavelli then went on, speaking incisively, wasting no words. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z After this infamous and cowardly action she went gayly to the studio where, like the female Machiavelli she was, she seemed tenderer than ever. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z The latter has gained European reputation as the biographer of Savonarola and Machiavelli, the historian of Florence at their epoch. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z If this is the spirit of laws, At is also that of Borgia and of Machiavelli. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Which brings us back to Machiavelli, impetuosity and audacity. Amazon's new Cloud Drive rains on everyone's parade 2011-04-02T23:02:02Z "If it fails, all is lost; if it succeeds----" "There will probably be a new Conclave, your eminence," said Machiavelli. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Also the reading of Dante is well worth the while; and in Latin there is a fund of curious literature of the Middle Ages, the works of many great men—Aretino and Sannazaro and Machiavelli. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Florence, moreover, gives birth to Machiavelli, Guicciardini, and the political theorists who form a group around them. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Machiavelli had taken his place and was uttering diatribes against the state. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z An autodidact, he likes to discuss characters he’s read about, ranging from Alexander the Great to Constantine to Tom Sawyer, and he harbors a special fondness for Machiavelli. Magazine Preview: The Suburbanization of Mike Tyson 2011-03-16T19:52:52Z "Amen to that," and Machiavelli took my hand. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z This simple, pragmatic maxim underpins Niccolò Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince. Reading Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? 2011-03-10T17:26:46Z Italian prose had entered on the period of adolescence, leading to the manhood of Machiavelli. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z For example, Machiavelli appears and discusses his philosophical concept of "virtu" – the qualities needed to be a leader – with the hero Ezio. Why Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the best videogame ever 2011-03-15T20:00:02Z That’s Renaissance Florence on Hartford Stage’s proscenium, and those men in gold and purple robes and smart belted tunics are Michelangelo, Leonardo, Machiavelli and Soderini. | Connecticut: Two Artistic Giants, and the Man Who Manipulated Them 2011-03-12T23:59:22Z "I take your warning," I replied, and, turning on my heel, sought my chamber to await Machiavelli's messenger. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Written in 1513, when Machiavelli was a Florentine registry official, this handbook of political power provoked controversy like no other. Reading Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? 2011-03-10T17:26:46Z In the Italy of Machiavelli and the Borgias, of Michelangelo and Julius II., his aims, enthusiasms and artistic ideals found alike no sympathy. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z She often boasted that in her life she had had but three loves,--Buonaparte, Lord Byron, and Machiavelli. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z At the time of the play’s events, Machiavelli is merely the chancellor of Florence. | Connecticut: Two Artistic Giants, and the Man Who Manipulated Them 2011-03-12T23:59:22Z "I do not doubt it," and I marvelled at Machiavelli having selected this garrulous fool to be the bearer of his letter. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Machiavelli maintains that a ruler may deceive, trick, oppress and even murder his opponents, as long as his misdeeds serve the state's stability. Reading Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? 2011-03-10T17:26:46Z This ignorance of Greek literature placed him, like Machiavelli, somewhat at a disadvantage among men of culture in an age that set great store upon the knowledge of both ancient languages. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The drama had never been a success in Italy; Machiavelli and Ariosto wrote comedies, but they were no better from a dramatic than from an ethical point of view. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Machiavelli, the student of ancient Rome and modern Italy, riveted the creed of Bacon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It was composed of several ladies and gentlemen, and amongst them was Machiavelli, who glanced at me with a friendly twinkle in his eye, and gave me an imperceptible nod of approval. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z However, Machiavelli does not champion unlimited ruthlessness and violence. Reading Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? 2011-03-10T17:26:46Z She could tell a good deal from that, she thought guiltily, feeling herself a very Machiavelli. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Niccolò Machiavelli was the ablest writer on the policy of government between Aristotle and Burke. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z There is a stern and dignified air about him would deceive a Machiavelli, and takes the hearts of parents by storm. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Indeed, as he spoke the door swung open noiselessly, and Machiavelli entered. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z When 20th century dictators praised Machiavelli's masterpiece, it came into disrepute, but in contemporary thought its literary foresight makes it a classic. Reading Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? 2011-03-10T17:26:46Z The name, which signifies purity, is evidently chosen for a purpose by Machiavelli, for, while the wife is as pure as an angel, she has more than the pride of Lucifer. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z I am of the school of Machiavelli, reverend Father; as such I have faith in the efficacy of oaths. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Machiavelli observed that to the wise ruler only two courses were open—to conciliate or to crush. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Yes," said Machiavelli, slowly, withdrawing his hand, "the ring tells no lies. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Machiavelli, his "History of Florence," N.'s study of, i. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z The greatest of modern historical writers is undoubtedly Machiavelli. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Now watch the sanguinary craftiness of that pupil of Machiavelli's, to whom neither pledge nor oath is aught but a more effective form of perfidy. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z He piled up confusedly on his table the humanists, the philosophers, and the poets, and he went to inspect some engravings of Mark Antony, and tried to understand Machiavelli. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Sit down, signore, I meant no offence, and my name is Niccolo Machiavelli. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Machiavelli: "Friends must be treated as if one day they might be enemies," ii. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z After a set of discourses on Livy, Machiavelli was commissioned to write the history of Florence. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The so-called Life of Castruccio Castracani, by Machiavelli, is hardly a biography, but a brilliant essay on the ideals of statecraft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Without further ado, here are his five most influential books: “The Prince,” by Niccolò Machiavelli. DealBook: What Would Schwarzman Read? 2010-12-10T12:40:00Z As I said this we again heard the creaking noise, and Machiavelli jumped up as agilely as a panther, and sprung to the door behind the arras. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z He quoted Shakespeare, Machiavelli, and Lord Halifax; the writing veers between lucidity and opaqueness. The Lede: Updates on Leak of U.S. Cables, Day 3 2010-12-01T13:23:00Z It was composed within the same quarter of a century while Machiavelli was writing "The Prince." The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The best seller has been Niccolo Machiavelli's political treatise "The Prince," which was released in a new Portuguese translation ahead of Brazil's election with a forward by former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Penguin Plans Arabic-Books Venture 2010-11-24T04:42:00Z It's as if they consulted The Prince, the classic exegesis of power politics by Niccolò Machiavelli, before issuing their preliminary recommendations. The Debt Commission's Free Ride for Boomers 2010-11-15T02:48:00Z That is better," Machiavelli said, "you see--the spy, whoever he is, must have a master key. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z It goes straight to Machiavelli: if we reduce the size of government, it will be less corrupt.” Five Candidates, Colorful to Crusading 2010-10-18T06:00:00Z It is one of the few books that the serious politicians of all countries and nearly every generation since Machiavelli's time have considered it worth while to read. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Imagine Machiavelli's "The Prince" written not by an Italian theorist but by a true prince. Portrait of Power: 'The Memoirs of Hadrian' 2010-10-08T21:56:00Z He went into exile in France and Colombia for nearly nine years, writing books with titles like “The World of Machiavelli” and “False Modernity.” The Saturday Profile: In Second Go-Round, Peru President Still Unpopular 2010-08-27T23:02:00Z Carefully shutting the door, I lit my candle, and emptied out the contents of the bag I had received from Machiavelli on to my bed so that the coins might make no sound. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Nice guys finish last: The author navigates a course between Machiavelli and Pollyanna. Review: Power 2010-08-24T16:00:00Z It has been said that we owe the expression, "Old Nick," as used familiarly for the devil, to the fact that Machiavelli's first name Was Nicholas. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Machiavelli also once suggested that it's more important to be feared than to be loved. Afghan Document Leak: Why America's Allies Are Hedging their Bets 2010-07-26T20:55:00Z The church has long been a shrine to humanism as much as to religion, and Galileo’s permanent neighbors include Michelangelo, Machiavelli and Rossini. Florence Journal: Museum?s Display of Remains Reflects Latest Chapter in Galileo?s Legacy 2010-07-22T16:02:00Z Take this packet to the house of the secretary Machiavelli. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Photograph: Rolf Vennenbernd/EPA Somewhere in Machiavelli – reading would be a fine alternative to snooker and mini‑darts – there is surely a line about not telling the enemy you are coming. World Cup 2010: Frank Lampard plays England's damage limitation man 2010-06-21T22:01:00Z Sam Butler long ago wrote: "Nick Machiavelli had ne'er a trick, Though he gave his name to our old Nick." The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z For most of ’s presidency, he and his resident Machiavelli, Karl Rove, made little secret of their grand plan to sculpture a partisan majority that would endure for decades, enabling Republicans to reshape American society. Democrat in Chief? 2010-06-11T02:50:00Z As I was trying to say, call me Machiavelli but what I think the people want, when they get a close look at New Man for PM, is a bit of the Old Man. Mr Punch 2010-03-12T18:20:00Z Machiavelli, for it was he, glanced at me as at a perfect stranger, and then, slightly adjusting his purple lined robe, moved slowly onwards with his companion. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Up to one million antiquarian books - including works by Dante, Machiavelli and Galileo - will be scanned and made available free on Google Books. Google to scan old Italian books 2010-03-10T22:55:00Z Morley said that "Machiavelli was a contemporary of any age and a citizen of any country." The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z This month at Yale, in lectures titled “Machiavelli’s Mistake,” he spoke of the error of thinking that a high-performance economy could be based on self-interest alone. 2010-01-30T19:53:00Z Moreover, what Machiavelli taught was also common practice in his time, and soon became a principle of brilliant statesmanship all over Europe. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker At the same time, while national armies, as dreamed of by Machiavelli; were not yet in existence, two at least of the powers were beginning to work towards an ideal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Still he continued to read to him--old poets, extracts from Dante and Tasso, and, at last, Machiavelli. Four Phases of Love Besides a novel, which we quote from later in this chapter, and his political and historical works, Machiavelli wrote a series of plays and poems which are of high literary value. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The author seems to have modelled himself upon Shakspeare, but his work shows traces also of Italian study, and the critics, without questioning Prölss' originality or asserting an imitation, are reminded of Machiavelli's Mandragora. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 This again is our question, and the answer now comes quick and decisive, whether we are thinking of Machiavelli or the Sophists, of the old-time Pharisees, or of those in our own life. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker Then these garden Machiavellis set to work and did not stop Till the promise of September prematurely plumped each crop. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 26 1890 “Meanwhile, light a candle in the parlor, and bring from my bedroom—that great folio of Machiavelli.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. To read Machiavelli, Guicciardini's "Ricordi," Benvenuto Cellini's "Autobiography" and Rabelais is to see the contradictions that there are in this microcosm man better than is possible in any other way. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z "Machiavelli was a poor creature, when compared with you," says Miss Peyton, saucily. Faith and Unfaith It was his opinion that in naming his intriguant Marinelli, Lessing had intended an allusion to Machiavelli, to whose character the last century had not been able to do justice. On the Heights A Novel The miser turns prodigal, the coward brave, the genius becomes a simpleton, and in the simpleton there awakes a Machiavelli. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel He was sent to Venice, was present at the battle of Fornovo, and met Machiavelli at Florence. A Short History of French Literature |
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