05-23-2018, 03:30 PM
Finished the first chapter during lunch and it was interesting reading about Machiavelli in his role as a populist and a promoter of republican governance. So often hearing about The Prince we have a distorted view of him.
Chapter two starts into the creation of our Constitution, so it will be fun. My marginalia in this book is prolific, already.
Chapter two starts into the creation of our Constitution, so it will be fun. My marginalia in this book is prolific, already.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
