Talk:Simon/@comment-186.77.193.182-20170327031201

You know, way to describe Simon is that he would have been Machiavelli's greatest pupil. A lot people think "The end justifies the means" is what Machiavelli thought up, but that is mearly a twisted philosophy born out what he really preached, good people practising ruthless pragmatism. The Prince is not a guide on how to be an asshole, but how good people that wanted their states to prosper should be  ruthless and pragmative when it counts, because their opponents would be worse. That describes Simon to a T, a idealist that has learn all the dirty moves of the assholes of the world, and implemented them for better puposes. He has repeatebly that Machiavelli would have loved him for all his decision making and planning.