7. Machiavelli's The Prince | The Bearer of Bad News Vital Remnants

How does one become great? Should a leader be the bearer of bad news to his/her people? Dr. Gary Gregg, McConnell Center Director, shares Machiavelli's answers to these questions and more as he presents the next four great lessons of The Prince. 
Target 7 Reading: Chapters 19-20, pp. 71-87 of Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, Second Edition, Translated and with an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998)

Download Dr. Gregg's Guide to The Prince here

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Intro: Natalie Smith, McConnell Center Civic Education Coordinator 

Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director

Producer: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator