"[[Machiavelli]] **wasn’t the bad guy that idealists make him out to be**. He was as principled as they come— in fact, he was brutally tortured for his role in attempt to keep his country free. **He was also a realist and he understood that the good, matched as they were against evil, would need to be both a lion and a fox** if they would have any hope of bringing good into the world. That is, brave and savvy." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[pragmatism]], [[machiavellian]], [[leadership]], [[making-decisions]] **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]