Summary
No summary written for this book
Notes
- pg 22-23 has an interesting argument against the death sentence. At the crux, the prince argues death sentence is the worst because it makes the condemned lose all hope
- the prince imagines what it would be like to pardon someone on death row.
- funny, middle of page 56
- *“The point is in life, in life alone - in discovering it, constantly and eternally, and not at all in the discovery itself!”*p. 394
- middle of page 408, interesting discussion on Jesus
- “when God wishes to punish a man, he first deprives him of reason.” p. 442
- “Perfection cannot be loved, perfection can only be looked at as perfection” p. 453
- pg 543-544 is the Prince’s rant/refutation against Catholicism
- “For socialism is also a product of Catholicism and the Catholic essence!…” p. 544
Reflections
I intend on reading this book again soon.