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noun - a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
MACHIAVELLI - Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Italian: [nikkol mmakjavlli]; 3 May 1469 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philoso...
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In December 1513 he wrote Francesco Vettori that he'd "composed a little work 'on princedoms'" |
At the head of his own militia, this medieval author of "The Prince" helped conquer Pisa for Florence in 1509 |
After working as a secretary, no wonder this Florentine author who died in 1527 was known for his amoral cynicism |
Princely Florentine author(11) |
"It is better to be feared than loved", opined this Italian political thinker in the 16th century |
This author of "The Prince" was briefly imprisoned for allegedly conspiring against the Medicis |
This Italian writer's major works were a vain attempt to win back favor of the Medicis |
In 1505 this writer established a Florentine militia |
A term for putting political expedience above morality comes from this author of "The Prince" |
Besides "The Prince", he is also known for his "Discourses on" Livy |
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a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527) |
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Italian: [nikkol mmakjavlli]; 3 May 1469 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist and writer of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science. For many years he was a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned by Italian scholars. He was secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his most well-known work The Prince (Il Principe) in 1513, having been exiled from city affairs. * "Machiavellianism" is widely used as a negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince. Machiavelli described immoral behavior, such as dishonesty and the killing of innocents, as being normal and e |