![]() ![]() ![]() He loved the historical anecdotes, the amoral language and its bizarreness. This all changed after his death, when it was picked up by Cromwell the Minister to the King of England. The book was an utter failure for the duration of his life. When he died in 1527, the name ‘Machiavelli’ seemed to be destined to vanish from history. The agents of healthy change were what he called “new princes”. To Machiavelli, the greatest evil was stagnation and complacency. The Prince was written in 1532 by Niccolo Machiavelli. For them, effectiveness was more important than being perceived as “nice”. Frank Underwood from House of Cards, Richard Hatch from Survivor, Lord Baelish in Game of Thrones or Scar from The Lion King, each were able to manipulate in different ways to ultimately get what they want. ![]() The word ‘Machiavellian’ gets bandied around all the time. ![]()
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