If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he would be the new [[Prometheus]] bringing celestial fire to breathe life into robots. But no man is without passions. When they are moderated, they are the heart of the enterprise; but when the brake is stripped of them, they are its destruction. Frederick The Great
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The men of the 20th century are presented as human robots who never feel any passion for anything. They are driven by logic and reason, not emotions. And it’s no surprise that the most powerful men in the world are those who have no passions whatsoever. It’s one thing to not be ruled by your emotions, but to not even feel them is something completely different.

Source: Antimachiavel

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