What people think Machiavelli's greatest conviction was:
It is better to be feared than loved.
What Machiavelli's actual greatest conviction was: Fuck mercenaries. Fuck them so hard. Don't trust a mercenary, they will mess everything up forever. Just look at Italy now. Fucking mercenaries.
What Machiavelli's actual greatest conviction was: Fuck mercenaries. Fuck them so hard. Don't trust a mercenary, they will mess everything up forever. Just look at Italy now. Fucking mercenaries.
