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@kortschak I mean, I'm biased. I just *really loved* Ada Palmer's writing. Which is enough to humanize Machiavelli and make him a pretty sympathetic figure - not "good", but her thesis is that he was basically a patriot, wanting what's best for Florence. If I wanted to overcome my biases, I would have to read *significantly* more than I'd be willing to - I'm fine just accepting my limitations here ^^