When people behave irrationally,
it's because their hope is being fed,
or their fear is being stoked.
The great misunderstanding about Machiavelli is that he was advocating in favor of shitty behavior (which is what assholes like Trump internalize in order to justify being totally without scruples).
The truth is that Machiavelli was just writing down his observations of the human condition.
It's not that we should abandon our principles if we want to survive &/or succeed, it's simply that people will abandon those principles under certain circumstances.
He who deceives, will always find those
who allow themselves to be deceived.
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