The opening of a book by this philosopher resolves to "open a new route" by basing judgments on "respect for antiquity" much like how jurisprudence and medicine draw on ancient precedents.
The opening of a book by this philosopher resolves to "open a new route" by basing judgments on "respect for antiquity" much like how jurisprudence and medicine draw on ancient precedents. This thinker cited Rome's ability to switch between the strategies of Fabius and Scipio during the Second Punic War as an example of the superiority of republics to kings. He contrasted the success of prophets who are (*) armed and those who are not in a book that argues that mercenaries shouldn't be used, since they have no loyalty to either God or a leader. Taming Fortuna is key to power according to a book by this author of Discourses on Livy. Leaders require virtu [veer-TOO] and should aspire to be feared rather than loved according to -- for 10 points -- what author of The Prince?
The opening of a book by this philosopher resolves to "open a new route" by basing judgments on "respect for antiquity" much like how jurisprudence and medicine draw on ancient precedents.
Niccolo Machiavelli