When I was a younger man, I noticed that the families in the #church with a steady and predictable lifestyle had most of the previledges, now I know why, steady builds reputation.
Niccolò Machiavelli is not considered the "father of the Antichrist," but he is seen by some, like Harvey Mansfield, as a figure who represents a new, secular approach to politics that is seen by some critics as an antagonist to Christian values.