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== In modern culture ==
== In modern culture ==
The famously cynical political scientist [[Nicolo Machiavelli]] once said that the best way to fight is with weapons that we know and understand, and not with weapons that others use, however efficacious they might appear. Machiavelli credits the "lesson" of David and Goliath with giving him this insight.<ref name=Macchiavelli>[[Nicolo Machiavelli|Machiavelli, Nicolo]]. ''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/machiavelli-prince.html The Prince]''. 1513. Retrieved May 29, 2007 from the [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html The Medieval Sourcebook] at [[Fordham University]].</ref>
The famously cynical political scientist [[Nicolo Machiavelli]] once said that the best way to fight is with weapons that we know and understand, and not with weapons that others use, however efficacious they might appear. Machiavelli credits the "lesson" of David and Goliath with giving him this insight.<ref name=Macchiavelli>[[Nicolo Machiavelli|Machiavelli, Nicolo]]. "[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/machiavelli-prince.html#CHAPTER%20XIII Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One's Own]." ''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/machiavelli-prince.html The Prince]''. 1513. Retrieved May 29, 2007 from the [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html The Medieval Sourcebook] at [[Fordham University]].</ref>
Today, "Goliath" is a common name for a very large machine or other artifact--and "David against Goliath" is a proverbial description for a contest in which one opponent finds himself extremely outmatched but might win anyway--especially if the "outmatched" contestant does win. However the German [[Goliath tank]] of [[World War II]] was a tiny, unmanned remote-controlled vehicle.
Today, "Goliath" is a common name for a very large machine or other artifact--and "David against Goliath" is a proverbial description for a contest in which one opponent finds himself extremely outmatched but might win anyway--especially if the "outmatched" contestant does win. However the German [[Goliath tank]] of [[World War II]] was a tiny, unmanned remote-controlled vehicle.