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Machiavelli's The Prince
Niccolo` Machiavelli was an Italian born in Florence in 1469, growing up in the ‘golden age’, during the rule of Lorenzo. His father was a Florentine lawyer, coming from a family with old fashioned values and middle class stature.
In 1498, at the age of thirty, Machiavelli was appointed secretary and Second Chancellor to the Florentine Republic; working mostly at diplomatic res ....
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.... History of Florence. Machiavelli died in 1527, leaving his family, according to his son, in poverty.
In The Prince, Machiavelli offered a monarchical ruler advice designed to keep that ruler in power. It’s main theme is that princes should retain absolute control of their territories, and they should use any means of expediency to accomplish this end, including deceit. To liberate Italy from the influence of foreign governments, Machiavelli explains that strong indigeno ....
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