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SCOUT· 31%2h 08m·2026-06-16·InterviewsAda Palmer – Machiavelli is the most misunderstood thinker of all time
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Had Ada Palmer back on – this time to talk about Machiavelli, perhaps the most misunderstood thinker of all time. Machiavelli cut his teeth as a high-level diplomat for Florence, a position from which he got to closely observe the most important rulers in Europe at the time, including the ones who were on the path to…
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