<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11607523</id><updated>2011-04-21T12:54:49.869-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Society of the Pen and Sword</title><subtitle type='html'>A forum for the brotherhood of warrior philosophers</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11607523/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ranger06</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11965844159476229149</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11607523.post-111147052808485436</id><published>2005-03-21T21:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-21T22:39:01.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Machiavelli comments on Gregoires budget</title><content type='html'>"For injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less; benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavour of them may last longer."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11607523-111147052808485436?l=societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/feeds/111147052808485436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11607523&amp;postID=111147052808485436' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11607523/posts/default/111147052808485436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11607523/posts/default/111147052808485436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/2005/03/machiavelli-comments-on-gregoires.html' title='Machiavelli comments on Gregoires budget'/><author><name>ranger06</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11965844159476229149</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11607523.post-111144760303623004</id><published>2005-03-21T15:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-03-21T21:54:21.146-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Time for Change- Machiavelli</title><content type='html'>"there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm (indifferent, uninterested) defenders in those who may do well under the new. "&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11607523-111144760303623004?l=societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/feeds/111144760303623004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11607523&amp;postID=111144760303623004' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11607523/posts/default/111144760303623004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11607523/posts/default/111144760303623004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://societyofthepenandsword.blogspot.com/2005/03/time-for-change-machiavelli.html' title='Time for Change- Machiavelli'/><author><name>ranger06</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11965844159476229149</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
