Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer in Florence during the Renaissance. Founder of modern political science and a civil servant of the Florentine republic.
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- Machiavelli was born in a tumultuous era—popes waged acquisitive wars against Italian city-states, and people and cities might fall from power at any time.
- Machiavelli is sometimes seen as the prototype of a modern empirical scientist, building generalizations from experience and historical facts, and emphasizing the uselessness of theorizing with the imagination.
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Words for the Wise
Machiavelli
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Machiavelli contributed many important theories and ideas most of which we use today. However, some call these theories and ideas a double edged sword where it may be beneficial to an individual, but it may also be devastating as well. I say this because in the second article titled Machiavelli the author indicates that many different groups including that of the feminists, Nazi and Soviets have taken Machiavelli's works and ideas and have created them in their own view. In the first listed article titled Words for the Wise, the author creates an allusion to Machiavelli while speaking about a governor's slip up. He states one of Machiavelli's famous quotes: "A prince ought to let nothing slip from his lips".
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