Oct 1– From The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532) translated by Ninian Hill Thomson
Summary: Peace through strength.
Commentary: Aside from a quick aside about religious leadership, this is mostly about the value of a loyal standing army to keeping yourself in power and your kingdom safe. Not really a ton to say, but I continue to appreciate Machiavelli's use of concrete historic examples to illustrate his points.
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