When you have the chance to destroy your enemies, do not hold back. In the mercilessness of power, half-measures are fatal. Once you have decided to act, do not look back.
L41 is the finality doctrine. In modern operating life, the times you actually face L41 are rare — most conflicts are recoverable. When you encounter them: commit fully, do not reload. The Naval pairing: judgment first (is it really terminal?), then L41 if yes. The Machiavelli guard: never continuous — even when you commit fully, you stop at the boundary you committed to.
Greene at his sharpest. Counterframe: Machiavelli's well-used-cruelty — decisive in one blow, never continuous. This is the inverse — and the lesson is to be wary of the continuous form. Apply only when the stakes are terminal.
well-used-cruelty — decisive in one blow, never continuous. This is the inverse — and…
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