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Machiavelli and Dante are other examples of losers effectively writing (thinly veiled, and very subjective) history. Both were political losers, exiled from the
by toyg 3y ago
Machiavelli and Dante are other examples of losers effectively writing (thinly veiled, and very subjective) history. Both were political losers, exiled from their lands in their latter years, grinding their axes by wielding their pens.
- smcin 3y agoDoes that detract from the quality of their observations, though? (You're reminding me of Robert Greene's superb "The 48 Laws of Power")