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“. . . he decided to become a prince and to hold with violence and without obligation to anyone else that which had been conceded to him by agreement . . . ” and
“. . . whoever is the cause of someone becoming powerful is ruined . . . “
– Machiavelli, The Prince
“The collection of anecdotes, stories, and sayings that follow aren’t intended to encourage the cruel purveyors of the smear and “Big Lie” techniques familiar to the politics of hate. Rather, they’re meant as a modest guideline, to help the reader visualize the impressive heights to which American campaigns, elections and their participants could soar by recognizing the agonizing depths to which they’ve often sunk.”