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Machiavelli adopts this Roman sense almost exactly. In ''[[The Prince]]'' and the ''[[Discourses]]'', virtù is the set of personal qualities—courage, decisiveness, adaptability, cunning, audacity, self-reliance—that enable a ruler (or a republic) to master circumstances, seize opportunities, and dominate Fortune.
Machiavelli adopts this Roman sense almost exactly. In ''[[The Prince]]'' and the ''[[Discourses]]'', virtù is the set of personal qualities—courage, decisiveness, adaptability, cunning, audacity, self-reliance—that enable a ruler (or a republic) to master circumstances, seize opportunities, and dominate Fortune.
Crucially, it is amoral: a prince can (and sometimes must) use cruelty, deception, or betrayal if they are done bene (well) and at the right moment. That is still an exercise of virtù.<br>
Crucially, it is amoral: a prince can (and sometimes must) use cruelty, deception, or betrayal if they are done '''bene''' (well) and at the right moment. That is still an exercise of virtù.<br>
Why English translators sometimes use “merit” (or related terms)<br>
Why English translators sometimes use “merit” (or related terms)<br>