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Added by Michael Grove at 10:14 on February 22, 2023

Video: TED: Ideas worth spreading: old order, and only luke-warm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order. This quality of lukewarmness arises partly from a fear of adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.” Machiavelli - The Prince - 1513 When Machiavelli penned these words of wisdom to his old friend - Leonardo da Vinci - who was ensconced at Le Clos Luce in the grounds of Chateau d'Amboise - Machiavelli was already tending to Leonardo's vineyard back home in San Casciano, Italy and four years later Machiavelli wrote to Leonardo from Florence saying ... "Leave it to the politicians - and me - to decide the fate of Florence, Milan and Rome. There is enough intrigue to keep a thousand occupied each day, and we will not see your talent in the mists of this scheming." - plus ca change ! http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/project-xx-xx-citizen-s-fs4d-x…; Added by Michael Grove at 8:00 on August 28, 2019

Comment on: Video 'TED: Ideas worth spreading': d, of my own dedicated support and involvement in the Art of the Possible event for Dyslexic Artists, which took place in the Mall Galleries at the Admialty Arch end, and the words of support received from all & sundry, in celebration of the Life of Leonardo and his life-long friend Machiavelli. who so superbly penned ... THE PRINCE in 1513. …; Added by Michael Grove at 9:59 on September 11, 2022

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Added by Michael Grove at 12:15 on October 5, 2020

Added by Michael Grove at 11:56 on March 20, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post '[IT] HAS FOREVER BEEN THE MOMENT BY MOMENT ...': old order, and only luke-warm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order. This quality of lukewarmness arises partly from a fear of adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.” Machiavelli - The Prince - 1513 …; Added by Michael Grove at 22:18 on January 4, 2018

Comment on: Blog Post 'GROUP MINDFULNESS': esult, accordingly wrote the following in his epic The Prince: ”There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only luke-warm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order. This quality of lukewarmness arises partly from a fear of adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it ” ... and no better tribute to that relationship was engendered when Leonardo was dying in France at Le Clos Luce in the grounds of Chateaux d'Amboise, living at the behest of the King, when he left his vineyard in Italy to Niccolò in his will. http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?q=so+it+has+transpired#…; Added by Michael Grove at 9:45 on March 18, 2024

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Added by Michael Grove at 8:10 on November 18, 2019

Comment on: Blog Post 'APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK HAS WARNED...': old order, and only luke-warm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order. This quality of lukewarmness arises partly from a fear of adversaries, who have the law on their side, and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.” Machiavelli - The Prince - 1513 ONLY when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will WE REALISE that ... WE CANNOT EAT MONEY . BuckminsterFuller's concern with fine-tuning communication, developing and using words that are consistent with scientific reality, is one facet of the role of language with respect to synergetics. Another deals with the difficulty of describing visual and structural patterns. …; Added by Michael Grove at 12:47 on May 12, 2023

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