Machiavelli - The Rulers vs The Ruled and the Struggle for Power

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In this video we examine Machiavelli's insights on the nature of politics and the struggle for power.

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I consider myself a student of Master Machiavelli, among other great men. His ideas & intuitive knowledge of politics has influenced politics since his works were available. His works brought a great clarity to me, if that clarity could be called "disillusionment", that would not be incorrect. Rather than assigning a depressive connotation as the word "disillusionment" sometimes has I would say the realizations his ideas brought me strengthened me & make my perceptions more keen even in personal observations of the behaviours of those around me.