Rule over insomnia and go to sleep with the pithy prose of Machiavelli. But first, a long introduction to the twisted papal politics of 15th century Italy that spawned this influential book. Yawn!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Patron Thanks
1:15 Title & Lengthy Introduction to Machiavelli & His Times
32:48 Reading of The Prince

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