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the guy who wrote down what rulers actually do, and got blamed for it forever.
means a renaissance political philosopher whose name became shorthand for cunning, amoral strategy in pursuit of power.
from niccolo machiavelli, a florentine diplomat, wrote the prince in 1513 after being tortured and exiled by the medici he was trying to flatter back into a job.
day jobunemployed civil servant when he wrote it
actual advicebe feared if you cannot be loved
ironyhe preferred republics, not princes
word coinedmachiavellian, used by his critics, not him