First, let me ask for a little latitude with my metaphors. Perhaps I could have chosen a philosopher with a more benign, more altruistic image than Machiavelli, the cold realist typically associated with “the ends justify the means” school of thought. Yes, the counsel he provides in The Prince …
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by Howard Lax
March 4, 2011