/lit/ - Literature

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How many tally points is this worth?

>/lit/ can only manage a serious thread about a tiny book that you can read in 1-2 hours

Pathetic.

And no, it isn't satire.

The more interesting question is whether or not Machiavelli believed what he wrote. Ultimately, that comes down to whether you think he was a patriot or wanted power himself.

One can argue that if the latter is true, which is not unlikely, then he would not have codified the REAL way(s) to obtain/maintain power. He may have been someone who wanted power, and who wrote/acted under the guise of patriotism - and he certainly makes his patriotism evident towards the end where, in his cri de couer, he implores Medici to take his chance for the good of Italy (or if nothing else, their city state at that time).