People like to throw around the word Machiavellian… but is the current definition an accurate representation of the man?  Julie provides a history of Machiavelli and his philosophy from The Prince.  Topics include: secular politics and morality; people think that change is better but change often leads to a worse situation; guarding oneself from flattery; sometimes you have to subvert the virtue to get the virtue; loved versus feared; manipulation; focus on being armed; unless you are acquiring, you are following behind. Please take our survey: https://lp.juliehartmanshow.com/survey/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.