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The word Machiavellian means self-serving, and Machiavelli himself was one of the most selfless men in recorded history.
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- Ada Palmer Historian of the Renaissance and of the history of ideas
This is why it's so weirdly ironic to me that the reputation, the word Machiavellian, right, means self-serving. When Machiavelli himself is one of the most selfless men I've ever read about in the history of the earth.
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Watch from 1:21:01 plays here↗Machiavelli is the most misunderstood thinker of all time – Ada Palmeryoutube.com
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