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Machiavelli, Niccolò
An Italian political philosopher of the Renaissance. Machiavelli was the author of The Prince, a book that advises rulers to retain their power through cunning and ruthlessness.
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Macao, 49 Machiavelli, Niccolò, 26 “machine state,” 54 MacNair, Harley Farnsworth, 11n.
M.Machiavelli, Niccolò, 35, 59, 89, 91, 109, 137, 141, 142, 204, 235, 377, 378.Malcontenti,
Vespasiano Fiorentino has often been referred to already, and as a historical authority a high place must be assigned to him; but his gift as a painter of character is not to be compared with that of Machiavelli, Niccolo Valori, Guicciardini, Varchi, Francesco Vettori, and others, by whom European historical literature has probably been as much influenced in this direction as by the ancients.
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