A collection of insightful and revealing quotations on a wide range of subjects from the father of modern politics

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the father of modern political thought, but he is also one of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and his wisdom and style extend far beyond politics to encompass a compelling philosophy of life as well. In The Quotable Machiavelli, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, offers a ric

"It's absorbing to pick your way through [Machiavelli's] ideas, absorbing his highly sophisticated view of Renaissance politics."---Robert Fulford, National Post