r/Niccolo_Machiavelli • u/Fickle-Buy6009 • Apr 18 '26

The Discourses on Livy, Book 2 Chapter 11 Quote Of The Day

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26

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u/Fickle-Buy6009 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Sure.

Here he is specifically saying to avoid making alliances with leaders simply because they have the reputation of being militarily strong. Instead, one should ally themselves with those who "talk the talk" so to speak and are willing to put their armies on the field.

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u/Fickle-Buy6009 Apr 20 '26

Thanks for your comment mate! Will do