Chapter 18
Famous passage: in the actions of all men, especially princes, where there is no court of appeal, one looks to the end. Men judge by the eyes more than by the hands.
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From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Machiavelli holds that in political action, especially founding or preserving states, outcomes are judged by results, and the vulgar are persuaded by appearances and success.
Chapter 15
Machiavelli breaks from the mirror-of-princes tradition: he will go to the effectual truth (verita effettuale) of the matter rather than to imagined republics and principalities.
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