“Violet Crawley: Machiavelli is frequently underrated. He had many qualities. Isobel Merton: So did Caligula—not all of them charming.”— Julian Fellowes, Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith, imdb.com
“Machiavel's The Prince is to ethics what the work of Spinoza is to faith. Spinoza sapped the fundamentals of faith, and drained the spirit of religion; Machiavel corrupted policy, and undertook to destroy the precepts of healthy morals: the errors of the first were only errors of speculation, but th…”— Frederick the Great, amazon.com
“I understand your anger and I know you think I'm some kind of devil. For years, I sat back and watched everything I love about this country slowly unravel: faith, values, morals, decency. It culminated two years ago when my wife was killed in a drive-by. Her blood got me off the sidelines and into t…”— Dave Erickson, Ethan Zobelle, Adam Arkin, imdb.com