Sword of Freedom1957

Baglione:
I see you can still find *some* good work in Florence.

Marco del Monte:
Oh, better than anywhere in Italy, your excellency. Better than Rome, Sienna, Venice - anywhere.

Baglione:
And should I disagree with you? What do you say to that?

Marco del Monte:
The critical opinion most important to any artist is the customer's, your excellency.

Baglione:
You talk like a diplomat.

Marco del Monte:
Not I, my lord, but Master Niccolo Machiavelli says, "No diplomat can ever afford to speak frankly unless he holds all the cards."