Spot on about Machiavelli. If you actually look at his life, he worked his whole life to have a fair and democratic republic but then was exiled from power when he wrote the book. It was really his last jab at the people that exiled him by exposing their secrets and the tricks they use to keep power.
I don't tolerate lying from people anymore... and now most people have a problem with me... which I believe shows everyone is living in a false reality. But I've become successful as a result. I appreciate what you both are doing here these young men need examples from experienced people like you.
Michael, I am your age. The Prince and Dante’s epic poem Devine Comedy (including the Inferno-his journey thru the 9 circles of Hell) were required reading my freshman year in college. Wow! What an introduction to adulthood. They taught so many life lessons. Great podcast, gentlemen.
My dad was just a kid in the 30's and 40's, growing up north of Boston. He could have gone either way in life. One time he was given a job, running numbers for some people. He walked into a room with a bag and put it on a table. A senior guy looked at him, turned and looked at the other people in the room and said to my dad, "You're Johnny M. I know your father...I know your mother. Good people. Honest people. I don't want to see you come back here ever again. Now, get out of here, go home and tell your parents you love them." My dad never went back. And no one ever bothered him or his family.
Machiavelli said “ for a prince it’s better to be feared then loved. Because love is held with chains of obligation but fear is held with the dread of punishment”
@Hewhogreetswithfjre UA-cam Search Machiavelli lecture series Shubhankar Kashyap There is more MUCH more to Machiavelli than just The Prince. And there is Much More to The Prince than is popular today.
Personally, I think anyone who exposes scams is more trustworthy than people who dare you believe that stuff can't happen to you; Why would anyone mind calling out BS, unless they had a horse in the race? This is the same reason I trust Robert Greene (as Machiavelli) for advice. Used to be a great world when you could rely on someone's word & a handshake. Thanks guys! Been looking forward to this book review. We love your work!
❤❤❤Great book. Machiavelli was the writer, he wrote of the Prince based on. Cesar Borgia the Spanish prince. At that time, Spain was in charge and Italy was just coming together. Great lessons learned: You need to show up. Keep your enemy’s close. The fox and lion You need to be like a fox know your environment and time. The lion when you need to react you react like a lion with anger. “Respect.” ?Frank Martinez Downey California
Crazy, I’ve just been reading The Prince, the illustrated version of the book by Global Classics which I bought on Amazon. Love it! And this popped up!
Excellent review. Oh the things I wish I had known. Bringing this forward now is great information for the youth of today. Thank you both for sharing your wisdom from your life experience
I absolutely loved this video and the lesson. The Prince is one of my favorite books. Is there a chance of doing a video of Sun Tzu's Art of War in the future?
Loving this fellas, there’s alot of books I need to read, I’ve never been much of a reader but I want to be because books give you such wisdom and perspectives that you can’t find through the internet
I love books but cannot for the life of me ever finish one. I gave up and started with audio books. Maybe that'll work. If anything read along while the audio plays.
The phrase "Peace for our time" is famously associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He uttered these words in a speech on September 30, 1938, after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler.
This podcast is so enlightening! I've read The Prince twice & it is enlightening, as well. I suggest a review of Dante's Inferno. That one is a book I will never fully understand but epic storytelling at it's best! I like to think of Dante as the Virgil to Machiavelli's Dante. Thanks so much, Men!
Chazz that is so true what your father said about the mob my dad said some same thing but different context he said make people want what you can offer and not want what they can offer you godbless you and Michael youse both are veterans in your field I feel blessed to be able to watch youse guys and learn more ❤
Gentlemen, I’ve got to tell you I admire the hell out of both of you Michael always admired you when I was a little kid, but I saw the whole thing go down and it was in the paper every day. I was like 10 years old reading up on all that and I said that guy is doing things right but I knew I always wanted to be an actor and I said maybe someday I can play in a movie Mr. Palmentari I just always admired your work as an actor, a writer and after 32 years of acting so far myself, I’m just waiting to retire from my police officer job how ironic and get back in the Hollywood full-time had a nice little five-year run while I was out there now I’m on the East Coast raising all my kids As soon as I retire in two years, I’m heading back out for three years stent. See if I can get things going again, but I have not stopped working the whole time the movie here, a movie there a commercial here a commercial there please keep this show I love it it passes time for me and it’s really insightful. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 God bless the both of you.
A serious academic endeavor is comparing and contrasting Machiavelli's "The Prince" with Castigliano's "The Courtier" -- two diametrically opposed handbooks for princes. Machiavelli recommends maintaining a low profile, yet getting he high priority items done, whereas Castiglione recommends "sprezzatura" (little flame): being a shining example to the prince, focusing on getting the more spectacular and therefore more persuasive items done.
Some people will do anything to get power. This story from the book always stood out to me. Dude invited every powerful person in the city to a party and then killed them all. ------- When Agathocles the Sicilian became King of Syracuse, he did so not only as a private citizen, but as one who came from the lowliest and most humble circumstances. He was the son of a potter, and led a wicked life from first to last.30 And yet he combined his wickedness with such skill of mind and body that when he joined the army, he rose through the ranks to become Praetor of Syracuse. Once established in that position, he set about becoming prince and retaining his principality by means of violence, without depending on others for that which he had originally been granted by his fellow citizens. He conspired with Hamilcar the Carthaginian, 31 who was waging war in Sicily with his army, and one morning Agathocles called together the people and the senate of Syracuse as if to discuss important issues concerning the republic, and then at a signal to his soldiers had them kill all the senators and the richest men of the city. Then he became the unchallenged prince of that city.
I think the prince is a interesting book, and the man who wrote it was a realist, and can we have a video talking about the art of war? I think the prince and the art of war are similar in a way.
the prince is one of many books i have read in my time working as a vatican archivist (i always read when not busy) the prince was one that i leant to a priest friend (lovely guy, hes now a bishop), he said that the prince along with the book of five rings are 2 books everyone should read, they are such important works in terms of existing as human beings. my takeaway from the prince was that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" edit: i even had my own little nook deep in the archives that to this day has a little plaque that says "the second home of father francis" it was put there by the devils advocate (an actual job in the vatican) i often got into philosophical debates with, he put the plaque there when i retired and told me "even though you are no longer an archivist you are always welcome to sit here and read" and whenever im in italy, i pop by and go to my little nook and read. i am no longer a priest due to personal reasons and whenever i visit the vatican i still somehow get into fun little debates with the devils advocate
Machiavelli wrote this to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, the ruler of Florence at the time. Lorenzo if I’m not mistaken was not a good prince and Machiavelli knew it. It was more about him being able to spread his writings than helping Lorenzo.
Exactly! The whole book is a sarcastic criticism of those in power. They didn't need his advice to do what he was already doing. Even the title, "The Prince." A prince. In a Republic.
It's not a Prince in a republic. It's a Prince in a Principality. Essentially, a Monarchy type government. He addresses republics in The Discourses on Livey. I wonder if Michael is familiar with that one. I think you should read it again...
I read part of the prince in high school. What I believe is that, over the years, it leads to looking for other books that slowly slide you down the hill into self destruction. But that’s me
It seems like Michael (correctly ?) picked up that it’s meant to be a satire of dishonest governance, not a praise and manual to do it. Similar to how Wolf of Wall Street is understood by finance types to be a great romp because they ignore the ending
You should read arthashastra written by chanakya, he was an ancient indian statesman/sage, he was responsible for building one of the largest empire in the world.
Something about 2 Italian wiseguys talking about a Florentine noble where it was basically the mafia in the city-states is funny to think about how things dont change in 500 years or 5000 years
A big part of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli takes after Cesare Borgia. In this work, Machiavelli idealizes him and uses him as an example as the ideal exercise of politics. An exercise that, according to Machiavelli, doesn’t have to respond to morality but only to the laws of power. Bing search
It should be required reading in high school. I feel He was an Italian patriot who was tired of The Church, and Foreigners reeking havoc on The Peninsula. He wanted a united State.
I'm more of an Anti-Machiavel guy. Frederick didn't have to write a job application like Niccolo did, and he dissected and refuted Niccolo's arguments well because he clearly had a better understanding of said issues due to his background and status. And even though Frederick basically forgot his own teachings soon after the book was published, I personally prefer his view of the world over Niccolo's.
this was great. about mandatory service - unfortunately the military isnt what it used to be. look up jamesons travels he coverd military content. pretty enlightening
Franzese is still very clever.Saying war in Ukraine is profitable for Russia but not mentioning it's profitable for U.S and E.U arm producers aswell which is all on the expense of taxpayers
Spot on about Machiavelli. If you actually look at his life, he worked his whole life to have a fair and democratic republic but then was exiled from power when he wrote the book. It was really his last jab at the people that exiled him by exposing their secrets and the tricks they use to keep power.
That's profound! Those power hungry folks are probably rolling in their graves... or maybe one of Dante's circles of the enferno.
A democratic republic? Lol it's one or the other big guy
@@samvojtech1153maybe? Lol
@@JohMartin37 I can't tell if you're joking or you're actually this stupid
@@JohMartin37Your comment isn’t as smart as you think it is.
I don't tolerate lying from people anymore... and now most people have a problem with me... which I believe shows everyone is living in a false reality. But I've become successful as a result. I appreciate what you both are doing here these young men need examples from experienced people like you.
@DIRECT-CALL what's happening?
These two together is Gold
Michael, I am your age. The Prince and Dante’s epic poem Devine Comedy (including the Inferno-his journey thru the 9 circles of Hell) were required reading my freshman year in college. Wow! What an introduction to adulthood. They taught so many life lessons. Great podcast, gentlemen.
These two make a great sit down!! Love these guys and their way of talking the truth!!
My morning is not complete without watching Michael his stories are captivating and his voice is soothing
We need a longer version
My dad was just a kid in the 30's and 40's, growing up north of Boston. He could have gone either way in life. One time he was given a job, running numbers for some people. He walked into a room with a bag and put it on a table. A senior guy looked at him, turned and looked at the other people in the room and said to my dad, "You're Johnny M. I know your father...I know your mother. Good people. Honest people. I don't want to see you come back here ever again. Now, get out of here, go home and tell your parents you love them." My dad never went back. And no one ever bothered him or his family.
And then you woke up buddy
@@Chris-oi2lrtrue story.
Machiavelli said “ for a prince it’s better to be feared then loved. Because love is held with chains of obligation but fear is held with the dread of punishment”
@Hewhogreetswithfjre
UA-cam Search Machiavelli lecture series Shubhankar Kashyap There is more MUCH more to Machiavelli than just The Prince. And there is Much More to The Prince than is popular today.
Always one of the highlights of the week your uploads. Cheers to you both 🍷
So happy to know that!
Machiavelli states it's far better to be feared than loved if you cannot have both .
Personally, I think anyone who exposes scams is more trustworthy than people who dare you believe that stuff can't happen to you; Why would anyone mind calling out BS, unless they had a horse in the race? This is the same reason I trust Robert Greene (as Machiavelli) for advice. Used to be a great world when you could rely on someone's word & a handshake. Thanks guys! Been looking forward to this book review. We love your work!
These lessons are awesome!!!!
As always, this is gonna be great!
Thanks Mr F and Mr P!
Thanks for your support! Means so much to us.
Michael, you keep amazing me. Watching your growth is healing to me.
❤❤❤Great book. Machiavelli was the writer, he wrote of the Prince based on. Cesar Borgia the Spanish prince. At that time, Spain was in charge and Italy was just coming together. Great lessons learned: You need to show up. Keep your enemy’s close. The fox and lion You need to be like a fox know your environment and time. The lion when you need to react you react like a lion with anger. “Respect.” ?Frank Martinez Downey California
It's not "based" on Borgia ... He definitely did inspire Mac to write it though
Based on the "perfect Prince of Portugal" . Actually King John II of Portugal.
All wrong. It's not based off anyone. Apart from the guy that wrote it.
@@AndrewRobertson-kl4vi actually, ir was really based on John II off Portugal. Literally...
@@vitorferreira6062 yeah you said that. Don't buy it...
This is the kind of podcast that kids today needs to hear
Very informative!
Respect to the Wise Men
I better switch it around a little, lol... Thank you Mr P and Mr F.
Brilliant lessons here, especially for my teenage sons!
Thank you again for these. The insight you both have is rivaled to none. Stay blessed gentlemen👌
Aw been waiting on this book review it’s a classic. Art of war soon also? Peace from Ireland 🇮🇪 ✌🏼
We might do that book also. Thanks for watching!
Excellent episode Gentlemen. Looking forward to the following episodes with your takes on other writings.
What an amazing show, you both balance each other so perfectly.
Trust is everything. So true.
Crazy, I’ve just been reading The Prince, the illustrated version of the book by Global Classics which I bought on Amazon. Love it! And this popped up!
Excellent review. Oh the things I wish I had known. Bringing this forward now is great information for the youth of today. Thank you both for sharing your wisdom from your life experience
Best one so far. Really appreciate you guys doing this
Another excellent lesson-thank you wise men!❤️🙏
Glad you liked it!
Amazing 📕 Book… reviewed by two brilliant minds!
A book I read in college. Love the book!
Once again viejones! Saludos. Thanks for the Game
Thank you very much Chazz and Michael. Another great video!
I absolutely loved this video and the lesson. The Prince is one of my favorite books. Is there a chance of doing a video of Sun Tzu's Art of War in the future?
Loving this fellas, there’s alot of books I need to read, I’ve never been much of a reader but I want to be because books give you such wisdom and perspectives that you can’t find through the internet
I love books but cannot for the life of me ever finish one. I gave up and started with audio books. Maybe that'll work. If anything read along while the audio plays.
Straight wisdom here. Thanks guys
When wise mem speak, you close your mouth and listen!!
The phrase "Peace for our time" is famously associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He uttered these words in a speech on September 30, 1938, after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler.
I like this. I'm gonna keep watching.
Hi Michael and Chazz! How are you? Il Principe is the only book that I have read several times. It’s a great guide. Looking forward! 👑
Keep doing these book reviews 🔥 I'm going to subscribe thx
This podcast is so enlightening! I've read The Prince twice & it is enlightening, as well. I suggest a review of Dante's Inferno. That one is a book I will never fully understand but epic storytelling at it's best! I like to think of Dante as the Virgil to Machiavelli's Dante. Thanks so much, Men!
Great Value as always definitely making a difference thank you much gratitude.
Very, very good episode.
Would be great of you guys could do a podcast on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Chazz that is so true what your father said about the mob my dad said some same thing but different context he said make people want what you can offer and not want what they can offer you godbless you and Michael youse both are veterans in your field I feel blessed to be able to watch youse guys and learn more ❤
"to live outside the law you must be honest" B.Dylan
Iv audiobooked that book twice just got the book to read out library to day
Gentlemen, I’ve got to tell you I admire the hell out of both of you Michael always admired you when I was a little kid, but I saw the whole thing go down and it was in the paper every day. I was like 10 years old reading up on all that and I said that guy is doing things right but I knew I always wanted to be an actor and I said maybe someday I can play in a movie Mr. Palmentari I just always admired your work as an actor, a writer and after 32 years of acting so far myself, I’m just waiting to retire from my police officer job how ironic and get back in the Hollywood full-time had a nice little five-year run while I was out there now I’m on the East Coast raising all my kids As soon as I retire in two years, I’m heading back out for three years stent. See if I can get things going again, but I have not stopped working the whole time the movie here, a movie there a commercial here a commercial there please keep this show I love it it passes time for me and it’s really insightful. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 God bless the both of you.
A serious academic endeavor is comparing and contrasting Machiavelli's "The Prince" with Castigliano's "The Courtier" -- two diametrically opposed handbooks for princes. Machiavelli recommends maintaining a low profile, yet getting he high priority items done, whereas Castiglione recommends "sprezzatura" (little flame): being a shining example to the prince, focusing on getting the more spectacular and therefore more persuasive items done.
Absolute legends 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks guys
Some people will do anything to get power. This story from the book always stood out to me. Dude invited every powerful person in the city to a party and then killed them all.
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When Agathocles the Sicilian became King of Syracuse, he did so not only as a private citizen, but as one who came from the lowliest and most humble circumstances. He was the son of a potter, and led a wicked life from first to last.30 And yet he combined his wickedness with such skill of mind and body that when he joined the army, he rose through the ranks to become Praetor of Syracuse. Once established in that position, he set about becoming prince and retaining his principality by means of violence, without depending on others for that which he had originally been granted by his fellow citizens.
He conspired with Hamilcar the Carthaginian, 31 who was waging war in Sicily with his army, and one morning Agathocles called together the people and the senate of Syracuse as if to discuss important issues concerning the republic, and then at a signal to his soldiers had them kill all the senators and the richest men of the city. Then he became the unchallenged prince of that city.
You both rock and roll
I think the prince is a interesting book, and the man who wrote it was a realist, and can we have a video talking about the art of war? I think the prince and the art of war are similar in a way.
They aren't similar but they go together like a burger goes together with fries
@@mikeaguero2875Great analogy mate.
Love this!!!
I really want to read this book
Highly recommended. You can definitely learn so much from it.
This is great. Class is in session
the prince is one of many books i have read in my time working as a vatican archivist (i always read when not busy) the prince was one that i leant to a priest friend (lovely guy, hes now a bishop), he said that the prince along with the book of five rings are 2 books everyone should read, they are such important works in terms of existing as human beings. my takeaway from the prince was that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"
edit: i even had my own little nook deep in the archives that to this day has a little plaque that says "the second home of father francis" it was put there by the devils advocate (an actual job in the vatican) i often got into philosophical debates with, he put the plaque there when i retired and told me "even though you are no longer an archivist you are always welcome to sit here and read" and whenever im in italy, i pop by and go to my little nook and read. i am no longer a priest due to personal reasons and whenever i visit the vatican i still somehow get into fun little debates with the devils advocate
Please do one on The Richest Man in Babylon. Thank you!
Machiavelli wrote this to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, the ruler of Florence at the time. Lorenzo if I’m not mistaken was not a good prince and Machiavelli knew it. It was more about him being able to spread his writings than helping Lorenzo.
Fantastic episode, thank you! Would you consider As a man thinketh by James Allen? I think it would be a good one👍
Exactly! The whole book is a sarcastic criticism of those in power.
They didn't need his advice to do what he was already doing.
Even the title, "The Prince." A prince. In a Republic.
It's not a Prince in a republic. It's a Prince in a Principality. Essentially, a Monarchy type government. He addresses republics in The Discourses on Livey. I wonder if Michael is familiar with that one. I think you should read it again...
Been waiting a long time for this ! ❤ 👏🏻
It's finally here. And this is not the last time we're doing this book.
Does anybody know the best translation for the prince , in Canada
Great book I've just read it.
I get in trouble constantly for NOT lying. That tells you all you need to know about today’s societal standards.
Keep up the great work Gentlemen shout out 💯🤟🏽
I read part of the prince in high school. What I believe is that, over the years, it leads to looking for other books that slowly slide you down the hill into self destruction. But that’s me
So you feel like it was a negative thing to read it?
It seems like Michael (correctly ?) picked up that it’s meant to be a satire of dishonest governance, not a praise and manual to do it. Similar to how Wolf of Wall Street is understood by finance types to be a great romp because they ignore the ending
Can understand comment on reading miachavelli, but one question is this the same miachavelli that Tupac quoted persay.
Given the subject matter and the individual. One could think that material gain was the priority.
Nice Show!!!!
Great book. The best novel on philosophy for my money is The Brothers Karamazov. Have either of you read it? If so, quick thoughts?
AMAZING CONTENT
You should read arthashastra written by chanakya, he was an ancient indian statesman/sage, he was responsible for building one of the largest empire in the world.
Love it 👑👑♥️♥️
Good Morning from Santa Maria
Chaz read the Bad War by King
Something about 2 Italian wiseguys talking about a Florentine noble where it was basically the mafia in the city-states is funny to think about how things dont change in 500 years or 5000 years
Please review the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
It’s a good book I’m also a fan of Cesare Borgia
We might check it out too!
Oprah, but written by the late jerry springer another good listen💯
A big part of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli takes after Cesare Borgia. In this work, Machiavelli idealizes him and uses him as an example as the ideal exercise of politics. An exercise that, according to Machiavelli, doesn’t have to respond to morality but only to the laws of power. Bing search
this editing is so weird i hate how it cuts just so we can hear these two go on and on
Your watching too much tv, I dont get ur editing comment I gotta be honest
How many did you watch ?
Lots of glitches in this video
Thanks
No, Thank you! Keep supporting my friend.
Appreciate
Fascinating that neither interrupts. Machiavelli had that down. A man who interrupts is trying to assert power. Beware of them.
It should be required reading in high school. I feel He was an Italian patriot who was tired of The Church, and Foreigners reeking havoc on The Peninsula. He wanted a united State.
Thank you for mentioned us, long live Israel 🇮🇱❤️
I agree that , lie to me once , ok, lie to me again , I'm done.
great video wathen right now god bless me safe there
Enjoy watching this episode!
I'm more of an Anti-Machiavel guy.
Frederick didn't have to write a job application like Niccolo did, and he dissected and refuted Niccolo's arguments well because he clearly had a better understanding of said issues due to his background and status.
And even though Frederick basically forgot his own teachings soon after the book was published, I personally prefer his view of the world over Niccolo's.
Who is Fredrick? And what was refuted? Because Machiavelli is mostly about human nature. No one refutes human nature.
Machiavelli is the indian chanakya ⭐️
I thought the prince was written exclusively for the Medici .
this was great. about mandatory service - unfortunately the military isnt what it used to be. look up jamesons travels he coverd military content. pretty enlightening
I have the penguin classics
Is this the legit version ?
The Mafia was definitely more honorable than the Government.
Franzese is still very clever.Saying war in Ukraine is profitable for Russia but not mentioning it's profitable for U.S and E.U arm producers aswell which is all on the expense of taxpayers
Bertrand Russell said the prince was a hand book for the mafia.
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