Francesco denounced Lorenzo and his Government with unmeasured scorn, and, careless of restraint, threatened that he would be even with him, even though it cost him his life. Macchiavelli says: He was the most unscrupulous of his family.
A man of blood, Agnolo Poliziano called him, who, when he meditated any design, went straight to his goal, regardless of morality, religion, reputation and consequences.