User blog comment:Iamthelegion/Commander Shepard vs Galileo Galilei/@comment-25012248-20150915213549/@comment-25263388-20150918023111

A Machiavellian master such as myself knows that you are entirely wrong. Sun Tzu was not worthy for ERB by himself, whereas Machiavlli probably is. Machiavelli's works feature prominently in popular media, with villains commonly being found reading it and embracing it. E.g. in Smallville, both Lionel and Lex Luthor quote Machiavelli and can be seen reading his works on a regular basis.