Old Nick
I wish also to recall to memory an instance from the Old Testament
applicable to this subject. David offered himself to Saul to fight with
Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed
him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on
his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to
meet the enemy with his sling and his knife. In conclusion, the arms of
others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind
you fast.
~ Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter XIII
Can the Christians spot the mistake Machiavelli made in this paragraph?
:)
In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, section 16
applicable to this subject. David offered himself to Saul to fight with
Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed
him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on
his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to
meet the enemy with his sling and his knife. In conclusion, the arms of
others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind
you fast.
~ Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter XIII
Can the Christians spot the mistake Machiavelli made in this paragraph?
:)
In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, section 16