Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-03-26
Books mentioned on Journalist Kati Marton on Angela Merkel’s Remarkable Stoicism
Ryan talks to journalist and author Kati Marton about her new book “The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel,” the unshakable calm that she exuded as the chancellor of Germany, the stoic qualities that she embodies, and more.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lincoln's Virtues
Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller is a biographical study examining Abraham Lincoln's moral development and political effectiveness as a statesman during a period of profound national crisis.
Recommended“I thought the book was so important that I I read a few books a book a few years ago uh called Lincoln's virtues by William Lee Miller and and he was saying that you know we forget”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The prince
“These are extraordinary skills, and sometimes I felt like I was writing Machiavelli volume two called 'The Princess.'”
Own book The prince
“She just doesn't think it's anybody's business, and that, in fact, here's another lesson from Machiavelli volume two is if you don't give it all away to the public, you know, that liberates a large part of you; that frees a large part of you to actually maintain life as a normal human, which she's about as normal a human”