How to pronounce “machiavel” in English

Machiavelli's dedication is extraordinary from a literary point of view because he says to these Medici princes to whom the book is dedicated,

Machiavelli has this very strongly in mind.

Machiavelli says, that's not liberality.

Machiavelli's? Yes. Well, yes, it's an interesting development.

Machiavelli, I haven't had time to talk about.

Machiavellian. He was so Machiavellian.

--Machiavellian about it, I mean, I would definitely manipulate the infor-- I would prioritize the proper information.

Machiavelli wrote "The Prince." He was a Florentine politician.

Machiavelli wrote "The Prince." And then from then on it's been trollop, and Jane Austen, it always has been concerning people of power and privilege.

And Machiavelli is extremely impressed and actually rather cross with Caterina Sforza.

So Machiavelli is out of a job permanently.

So Machiavelli, of course, he does not say this, but he's the kind of political philosopher who thinks the idea of a science of politics

So Machiavelli says, so that wasn't clement.

And Machiavelli is saying, well, we are indeed a victim of that fuzziness.

And Machiavelli's chapter heading is "Quo modo fides sit servando." How far should we keep our faith?

of Machiavellian mastery. But yes, certainly, whatever they are doing,

Even Machiavelli, who is not lauded very highly in ethics circles, said that a great leader has to have people around him who will be honest with him,

And Machiavelli's Italy-- I suspect a lot of you have been to Italy, and it's this beautiful place,

During Machiavelli's period, historians rank Italy, it's probably the most violent place that ever existed in human history.

So Machiavellian people tend to be better at getting power.

So machiavellianism alone is probably actually helpful for getting power.

So Machiavellian people tend to be better at getting power.

So Machiavellianism alone is probably actually helpful for getting power.

that was rather Machiavellian.

but what did Machiavelli mean by it himself?

But this is Machiavelli.

But it already for Machiavelli very, very early instance.

And that's what Machiavelli means, of course.

What did Machiavelli say about that?

Would that have surprised Machiavelli?

And then Machiavelli is rediscovered.

is the Machiavelli who wrote the "Discorsi" in which he says, look, you can either live freely or you can live under a prince.

It's Machiavelli's "Discorsi" which, amongst others, is the founding text for the American Revolution because he is the person who says, if you're subject in any way to a monarchical power which

So that view of Machiavelli's became, of course, an extremely polemical one.

It's the Machiavellian answer of it's better to be what than what?

That's Niccolo Machiavelli. He has a rather mischievous-looking smile, if you carefully analyze it.

There are Machiavellians everywhere I go.

So the Machiavellian side gets kicked into gear and rewarded.

The first that history hears of Machiavelli is in the year 1498.

can find out quite a lot about Machiavelli's entry into the chancery.

It was stated 507 years ago by Machiavelli.

And what we find is Machiavellian narcissists get disrespected by their peers in the Senate and get less support for the bills they advocate.

Some protest movements are really Machiavellian.

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So you want to be a Machiavellian strategist in this situation.

threat and that's very Machiavellian sort of--and to justify the means. And, at one point, one of the character says, "People need hope but they trust fear" so this idea,

but if you're a Machiavellian non-psychopath, you can control your impulses.

Again, it was not Machiavellian on my part.

And among philosophers, Machiavelli is unusual.