“I did not have an answer for the maestro that day. Instead my answer has been the labor of my life, principally my Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy but also my little Prince. Despite what so many… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“I no longer believed that Valentino would continue to build anything at all. Instead, he would merely leave behind the empire of hope that he had constructed in each of our minds. Leonardo's empire boasted cities more perfect than Plato… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“I did not have an answer for the maestro that day. Instead my answer has been the labor of my life, principally my Discourses… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“I no longer believed that Valentino would continue to build anything at all. Instead, he would merely leave behind the empire of hope that… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“The times change, but the nature of men does not. Such men ... will not find our new age more favorable, and they will… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“My object in The Prince was to show defeated Italy a model of her savior, a man as perfect in the bold acquisition of… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“This explained to me--and I suppose, forgave me--my inability to see the face of this man, because whoever must deceive us in order to… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless I would be a hypocrite not to anticipate that the good intentions I brought to The Prince will also be the root of… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
“Where war goes on without end, all men are inevitably corrupted by its brutality -- and the worst horrors are visited upon the most… — Michael Ennis Copy Share Image
