Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge.
Machiavelli, Niccolò. The Prince. Translated by W. K. Marriott, J. M. Dent and Co., 1908, p. 18.
He controlled a Shiite political party with its own armed militia.
He grossly underestimated the intensity of the American patriotic feeling and the fighting ability of the Colonists. He Commanded the Royal Marines at the Battle of Bunker Hill where he was killed by a shot fired by ex-slave and Black Patriot, Peter Salem. Note the recommendation to destroy towns. At the time, that was considered improper in warfare between nations, yet it was not so clear in fighting a rebellion. However, this was against British policy and it was not a tactic employed in trying to suppress the American Revolution.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer, best known for The Prince (Il Principe), written in 1513. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.
