2024-12-12

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What if a person is a good leader… and a bad person? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we unpack that idea through the lens of Machiavelli’s famous treatise, “The Prince,” and find more questions than answers.

Crash Course Political Theory #5

Introduction: "Bad" Politicians 00:00

Machiavelli 1:06

"The Prince" 2:32

Henry Kissinger 6:17

Politics & Morality 9:04

Review & Credits 11:52

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