“And as the observance of religious teaching is the cause of the greatness of republics, similarly, disdain for it is the cause of their ruin. For where the fear of God is lacking, the state must necessarily either come to ruin or be held together by the fear of a prince that will compensate for the lack of religion.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli Machiavelli actually promoted the practice of religion in the Discourses on Livy (Roman Historian Titus Levius). Modern Machiavellianism a

Today, there is a new type of Machiavellianism, a modern one, one that would make Machiavelli blush. The driving factor for this new MACHism was the race to dominate to coming Age of Technology. Everyone knew it was coming for centuries and the only question was how to dominate it. Dominate by invention and innovation? That shouldn't hurt but it's not necessary. I believe the Spanish thought you could dominate it by amassing as much gold as possible. But gold isn't the real