Quotes from Machiavelli'sThe Prince

Machiavelli got an underserved bad rap for his writing of the _The Prince_.



There is some really good advice in there. And it isn't mean - It's just plain old truth about how things work.



I'll post a few of my favorite quotes.

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... any one wishing to maintain among men the name of liberal is obliged to avoid no attribute of magnificence; so that a prince thus inclined will consume in such acts all his property, and will be compelled in the end, if he wish to maintain the name of liberal, to unduly weigh down his people, and tax them, and do everything he can to get money. This will soon make him odious to his subjects, and becoming poor he will be little valued by any one ...

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Read the Whole Thing Here --

http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm



Download the AudioBook from Librivox

http://librivox.org/the-prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli/

Not a sure Touch

Well, we would have thought that the Olympic Team USA for Women's Sabre would have taken the Gold today.

But, we would have been wrong.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/fencing/news/newsid=210893.html#womens+sabre+team+settles+bronze

The Team of Ward, Jacobson and Zagunis were able to sweep the Women's Individual Sabre Medals (Bronze, Silver, Gold respectively) on Saturday. With that kind of history after only a few days it was too easy to believe they were an automatic for the Team Event Gold medal.

But, alas - it was not to be.

They did make a great showing for the Bronze.

I salute these "Ladies of the Blade", thank them for making their country proud, and wish them God's speed back home.

And so it goes ....

What are these people thinking ?

Complaining about a farm ? That they intentionally moved next to, because they like to see the farm ?


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_fence

Hey, this guy did not create this farm as a scenic vista for their enjoyment.

It's a "farm". Where productive "work" goes on. The very reason it is scenic on one day is because it is a place of work on another day. - Cut out one and you also lose the other.


Besides - you shouldn't complain about the activities of a neighbor after you move in - with full knowledge of their activities.

Get a grip you city slickers ......

Rita Maria Martinez

Never at a loss for making a shameless plug for my wife's career -- I'd like to point out the Website

http://www.comeonhome.org/ritamartinez

Where we will learn about this fantastic Poet and the publication of her new book.

Jane in the Box