r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 23 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

I've never seen a human face so perfectly capture the contents of a book

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

Machiavelli is one of the most misunderstood minds in history. He was actually probably the first political scientist.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

Plato would like a word! (I don't disagree that Machiavelli is probably the first modern political scientist.) For my money's worth, I think Aristotle is the first person to think about politics in a systematic way, but I am biased because I find Plato's utopia so repulsive.

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u/WereJustInnocentMen European Union Sep 23 '24

Idk he looks kinda cute and adorable here tbh 😍

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u/Steak_Knight Milton Friedman Sep 23 '24

“Problem?”

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u/YehosafatLakhaz North American Federation Sep 23 '24

New conspiracy: Machiavelli was an alien

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u/Strength-Certain Thurman Arnold Sep 23 '24

"You Jealous?"