The Prince, a work involved in mystery and extrapolations, that has been mixed and confused with the nature and character of its own creator

Roman politics was not a game for amateurs, especially in times of dissolution of republican norms, breaking down of democracy and transition to an empire, under the rule of absolute power and despotic will

The greatest political paradox of our time is this: there are more elections than ever before, and yet the world is becoming less democratic

Guided by the Lonely Star, beyond the utmost harbour-bar I’ll find the havens fair and free, and beaches of the Starlit Sea

There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral—immoral from the scientific point of view

This book is beyond a philosophical discussion, it has the strength of a testimony, by someone deeply involved in a cause not considered lost, but extremely important to be idealized, romanticized or sublimated

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence

Trying to figure out the moment we are all living is not for the weak minded, not for the faint hearted. If I had to describe it in literary terms I would say we live “kafkaesque” times