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In the title of Book 1, Section 8, what does Machiavelli mean with the phrase, "...so much so calumnies are pernicious...?"
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Machiavelli means that lies are ruinous when he writes, "...so much so calumnies are pernicious..." in the title of Book 1, Section 8.
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