Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear

Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear

In a series of poignant vignettes, a preeminent historian makes a compelling case for Machiavelli as an unjustly maligned figure with valuable political insights that resonate as strongly today as …

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