Incredibly embarrassing to see the myriad “well well, looks like Machiavelli was right AGAIN” bloviations about mercenaries. Are you sure tho? Are you sure you’re aware of the context in which The Prince was written? Because I don’t recall him calling for a professional standing army anywhere. I am going to become Il Burlone.
@urschrei You do you. As for me, I wouldn’t simply assume I knew better than someone who follows someone who read Machiavelli’s Wikiquote page.
