Sound familiar?
I was reading Paul Strathern’s The Medici, a lively history of the Italian Renaissance. I was turning the pages at a steady clip when my speedy reading came to a dead stop with the author’s take on a familiar character.
“Machiavelli sought a remedy. If Italy was to become great again … it needed a leader who was willing to be utterly ruthless, and who would not shrink from adopting the most extreme measures.”
Glen Janney, Miami
This story was originally published December 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Sound familiar?."