- StumbleUpon. WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? Plato: For the greater good. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability. Machiavelli: So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken which has the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but also with fear, for whom among them has the strength to contend with such a paragon of avian virtue? In such a manner is the princely chicken's dominion maintained. Universal truths. Motherfucking Website. Find the Invisible Cow. Movie Reviews, Video Game Reviews, Original Web Series | Cinemassacre | Cinemassacre Productions. Nostalgia Critic.