On Conspiracies (Penguin Great Ideas)

Niccolò Machiavelli

Penguin

2013

131 páginas

4h 22m

ISBN-10: 084883352X

Machiavelli is one of the most famous strategists of all time. In this collection he discusses the dangers of conspiracies, and the component parts of an army, vital for gaining and holding power in his day. He also gives advice on tactics and discipline, and explains why promises made under force ought not to be kept.