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  1. The Prince (Formatted for the Kindle) by Nicolo Machiavelli, 2010-07-24
  2. Der Fürst (German Edition) by Nicolò Machiavelli, 2010-04-25
  3. Machiavelli, Volume I by Niccolò Machiavelli, 2010-03-31
  4. Political Classics by Nicolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, et all 2008-08-10
  5. Prince & Leviathan, of Matter, Form, Power of Commonwealth, Ecclesi From Great Books of the Western World Series). Vol Volume 23 by Nicolo & Hobbes, Thomas (Hutchins, Robert M. Maynard Ed). (Adler, J. Mortimer Assoc (Marriott, W.K. Trans) Machiavelli, 1952-01-01
  6. I discorsi di Nicolo Machiavelli, sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio Con due tauole, l'vna de capitoli, & l'altre delle cose principali: & con le stesse ... volgar lingua.(1584) (Italian Edition) by Niccolò Machiavelli, 2010-07-13
  7. Anthology of Italian Literature by Giovanni Boccaccio, Boethius, et all 2010-07-24
  8. The Works: Nicolo Machiavelli by Niccolo Machiavelli, 2007-04-23
  9. The Prince & Leviathan (Great Books of the Western World, Volume 23) by Nicolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, 1990
  10. MACHIAVELLI Volume1 by HENRY CUST, 2009-08-21
  11. The Prince; Leviathan, Or, Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiastical and Civil (Britannica Great Books of the Western World, Volume 23) by Nicolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, 1952
  12. Vita Di Nicolo Machiavelli Fiorentino by Giuseppe Prezzolini, 1927
  13. Nugli Intendimenti De Nicolo Machiavelli Nello Schiveax Paincipe Ricerche De Cuiseppe Frapporti (Italian Edition) by Nicolo Machiavelli, 2010-02-23
  14. The Prince By Nicolo Machiavelli, Leviathan, or Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiastical and Civil By Thomas Hobbes. Great Books of the Western World 23 by Robert M., Machiavelli, Hobbes Hutchins, 1952

21. Nicolo Machiavelli - The Prince - Full Text
by nicolo machiavelli For our MindMillion empire builders ). DEDICATION. To the Magnificent Lorenzo Di Piero De Medici Those who strive to obtain
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... For our MindMillion empire builders ...:-) DEDICATION To the Magnificent Lorenzo Di Piero De' Medici: Those who strive to obtain the good graces of a prince are accustomed to come before him with such things as they hold most precious, or in which they see him take most delight; whence one often sees horses, arms, cloth of gold, precious stones, and similar ornaments presented to princes, worthy of their greatness. Desiring therefore to present myself to your Magnificence with some testimony of my devotion towards you, I have not found among my possessions anything which I hold more dear than, or value so much as, the knowledge of the actions of great men, acquired by long experience in contemporary affairs, and a continual study of antiquity; which, having reflected upon it with great and prolonged diligence, I now send, digested into a little volume, to your Magnificence.
And although I may consider this work unworthy of your countenance, nevertheless I trust much to your benignity that it may be acceptable, seeing that it is not possible for me to make a better gift than to offer you the opportunity of understanding in the shortest time all that I have learnt in so many years, and with so many troubles and dangers; which work I have not embellished with swelling or magnificent words, nor stuffed with rounded periods, nor with any extrinsic allurements or adornments whatever, with which so many are accustomed to embellish their works; for I have wished either that no honour should be given it, or else that the truth of the matter and the weightiness of the theme shall make it acceptable.

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Nicolo Machiavelli: Power for Good or Bad 1513 AD - FLORENCE, ITALY
Until Nicolo Machiavelli, writers about politics had been concerned primarily about how government should work. Machiavelli was concerned about how it actually does work. For 14 years Machiavelli was a bureaucrat and diplomat for the city-state of Florence, in Italy. He organized Florence's militia and was sent on diplomatic missions throughout Italy and other parts of Europe. And at every opportunity he watched great men to see how they kept and extended their power. In 1502 he was sent to Romagna as a representative to Cesare Borgia, whom he admired for his boldness, clever frauds and expert use of cruelty. But in 1512 the army of Pope Julius II took over Florence and restored the Medici family to its position of authority, and Machiavelli, a republican, was out of work. He retired to a farm near San Casciano to write letters pleading for a job and suggesting ways his skills could be used. One of those pleadings was "The Prince," a small book on political science he completed around 1513 and dedicated to Lorenzo Medici. He hoped Lorenzo would be impressed and offer him a job. But Lorenzo ignored it and him. But the world did not long ignore The Prince. It soon became an underground classic in Florence and later was published widely.

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All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities. Principalities are either hereditary,
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26. Elfinspell: Nicolo Machiavelli, Extract From The Prince, Morley Edition, From A
The Prince by nicolo machiavelli, extracts from the Morley edition, in Whitcomb, Merrick, from A Literary Sourcebook of the Italian Renaissance,
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Back Blueprint Next Click on the footnote number and you will jump to it, then click that footnote number and you will jump back to where you were in the text [That line will be at the top of the screen]. From A Literary Source-book of the Italian Renaissance , by Merrick Whitcomb, PH. D., University of Pennsylvania; 1900; pp. 84-90.
Born at Florence, 1469. Entered at the age of twenty-nine into the service of the Signory. Was prominent in the affairs of the republic, after the banishment of the Medici, until their return in 1512. Driven from Florence, he retired to his patrimony near San Casciano, and devoted himself to literary work. Resumed his official career under Clement VII. Died, 1527. His greater works are the Prince, the History of Florence, the Discourses of Livy and a treatise on the Art of War.
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Chapter XVIII. How far a Prince is obliged by his Promise.
How honorable it is for a prince to keep his word, and act rather with integrity than collusion, I suppose everybody understands: nevertheless experience has shown in our own times that those princes who have not pinned themselves up to that punctuality and preciseness have done great things, and by their cunning and subtilty not only circumvented, and darted the brains of those with whom they had to deal, but have overcome and been too hard for those who have been so superstitiously exact. For further explanation you must understand there are two ways of contending, by law and by force: the first is proper to men; the second to beasts; but because many times the first is insufficient, recourse must be had to the second. It belongs, therefore, to a prince to understand both, when to make use of the rational and when of the brutal way; and this is recommended to princes, though abstrusely, by ancient writers

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28. The Prince - By Nicolo Machiavelli
In the early 16th century, machiavelli found himself without a job. He had been a bureaucrat, an advisor to politicians and rulers.
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This is a very, very interesting book. In the early 16th century, Machiavelli found himself without a job. He had been a bureaucrat, an advisor to politicians and rulers. In order to get a new job, he wrote The Prince , and dedicated it to Lorenzo the Magnificent, one of the Medicis. Instead, it guaranteed that he would never be employed again. Even though politicians and rulers may have followed Machiavelli's advice, none could afford to admit it, even today. The Prince shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of politics. And some of it is very ugly, Machiavellian in fact. Let me paraphrase some of his advice, from the 26 short chapters: 1. Various kinds of principalities - A short introduction to what follows. 2. Hereditary principalities - These are easier to maintain or regain. 3. Mixed principalities - This is a territory occupied by an outside prince. The prince's friends, who helped him to gain power, will soon be added to the list of his many enemies, and the territory may be lost. Losing it a second time is less likely, as there are now people to punish. We find that a new ruler is likely to succeed in a land accustomed to rulers, if the old line of rulers is destroyed. Also, if there is a great difference in language, laws, and customs, between the conquered and the conquerors, then the new ruler will have great difficulties. He says that men must be either treated well or destroyed, as they can get revenge for lesser injuries. Machiavelli recommends establishing colonies. Defend weaker neighbors, and weaken stronger ones. A person who causes another to become powerful is ruined.

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32. THE PRINCE By Nicolo Machiavelli Chapter Six
Hence it is that all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed.
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Hence it is that all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed. by Nicolo Machiavelli
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Translated by W. K. Marriott Dr. Rubel Shelly, leader of a modern Jubilee movement designed to change the old order and originate a new form of the church, appeals to Machiavelli to explain why change agents have less trouble taking over principalities and powers than in keeping them. CHAPTER VI Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms And Ability LET no one be surprised if, in speaking of entirely new principalities as I shall do, I adduce the highest examples both of prince and of state; because men, walking almost always in paths beaten by others, and following by imitation their deeds, are yet unable to keep entirely to the ways of others or attain to the power of those they imitate. A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men , and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savour of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach. "I say, therefore, that

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34. Niccolò Machiavelli - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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Machiavelli in the robes of a Florentine public official. Name Niccol² Machiavelli Birth May 3 (Florence) Death June 21 (Florence) School/tradition Renaissance philosophy Realism Classical Republicanism Main interests Politics Military theory History Influenced by Cicero Sallust Livy Xenophon Influenced Thomas Hobbes James Harrington Jean-Jacques Rousseau Giambattista Vico ... Harvey Mansfield Niccol² di Bernardo dei Machiavelli May 3 June 21 ) was an Italian diplomat political philosopher musician ... poet , and playwright . He is a figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component, most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory ( The Prince ) on the one hand and republicanism Discourses on Livy ) on the other. These two written works—plus his History of Florence commissioned by the Medici family—were published posthumously in 1531. After the ousting and execution of Savonarola , the Great Council elected Machiavelli as the second chancellor of the Republic of Florence in June of 1498.

35. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. He eventually became a man who lived his life for politics and patriotism.
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N iccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. He eventually became a man who lived his life for politics and patriotism. Right now, however, he is associated with corrupt, totalitarian government. The reason for this is a small pamphlet he wrote called The Prince to gain influence with the ruling Medici family in Florence. The political genius of Niccolo Machiavelli was overshadowed by the reputation that was unfairly given to him because of a misunderstanding of his views on politics.
Machiavelli's life was very interesting. He lived a nondescript childhood in Florence , and his main political experience in his youth was watching Savanarola from afar. Soon after Savanarola was executed, Machiavelli entered the Florentine government as a secretary. His position quickly rose, however, and was soon engaging in diplomatic missions. He met many of the important politicians of the day, such as the Pope and the King of France, but none had more impact on him than a prince of the Papal States, Cesare Borgia . Borgia was a cunning, cruel man, very much like the one portrayed in

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until it is ripe for execution. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy. Machiavelli was a political philosopher and diplomat during the Renaissance, and is most famous for his political treatise, The Prince (1513), that has become a cornerstone of modern political philosophy.
In The Prince, Machiavelli offered a monarchical ruler advice designed to keep that ruler in power. He recommended policies that would discourage mass political activism, and channel subjects' energies into private pursuits. Machiavelli wanted to persuade the monarch that he could best preserve his power by the judicious use of violence, by respecting private property and the traditions of his subjects, and by promoting material prosperity. Machiavelli held that political life cannot be governed by a single set of moral or religious absolutes, and that the monarch may sometimes be excused for performing acts of violence and deception that would be ethically indefensible in private life.
During the Renaissance Italy was a scene of intense political conflict involving the dominant city-states of Florence, Milan, Venice, and Naples, plus the Papacy, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Each city attempted to protect itself by playing the larger powers off against each other. The result was massive political intrigue, blackmail, and violence. The Prince was written against this backdrop, and in its conclusion Machiavelli issued an impassioned call for Italian unity, and an end to foreign intervention.

37. Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527
The father of modern political theory, Niccolo machiavelli, was born at Florence in 1469, saw the troubles of the French invasion (1493), when the Medici
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The father of modern political theory, Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469, saw the troubles of the French invasion (1493), when the Medici fled, and in 1498 became secretary of the Ten, a post he held until the fall of the republic in 1512. He was employed in a great variety of missions, including one to the Emperor Maximilian, and four to France. His dispatches during these journeys, and his treatises on the Affairs of France and Germany , are full of far-reaching insight. On the restoration of the Medici, Machiavelli was involved in the downfall of his patron, Gonfaloniere Soderini. Arrested on a charge of conspiracy in 1513, and put to the torture, he disclaimed all knowledge of the alleged conspiracy. Although pardoned, he was obliged to retire from public life and devoted himself to literature. It was not until 1519 that he was commissioned by Leo X to draw up his report on a reform of the state of Florence. In 1521-25 he was employed in diplomatic services and as historiographer. After the defeat of the French at Pavia (1525), Italy was helpless before the advancing forces of the Emperor Charles V and Machiavelli strove to avert from Florence the invading army on its way to Rome. In May 1527 the Florentines again drove out the Medici and proclaimed the republic but Machiavelli, bitterly disappointed that he was to be allowed no part in the movement for liberty, and already in declining health, died on June 22.

38. Machiavelli: The Prince: Contents
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Chapter I How Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired Chapter II Concerning Hereditary Principalities Chapter III Concerning Mixed Principalities Chapter IV Why The Kingdom Of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death Chapter V Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed Chapter VI Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms And Ability Chapter VII Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune Chapter VIII Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness Chapter IX Concerning A Civil Principality Chapter X Concerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured Chapter XI Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities Chapter XII How Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries

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Machiavelli originally wrote Principe The Prince ) (1513) in hopes of securing the favor of the ruling Medici family, and he deliberately made its claims provocative. The Prince is an intensely practical guide to the exercise of raw political power over a Renaissance principality. Allowing for the unpredictable influence of fortune, Machiavelli argued that it is primarily the character or vitality or skill of the individual leader that determines the success of any state. The book surveys various bold means of acquiring and maintaining the principality and evaluates each of them solely by reference to its likelihood of augmenting the glory of the prince while serving the public interest. It is this focus on practical success by any means, even at the expense of traditional moral values , that earned Machiavelli's scheme a reputation for ruthlessness, deception, and cruelty. His Dell'arte della guerra The Art of War explains in detail effective procedures for the acquisition, maintenance, and use of a military force. Even in his more leisurely reflections on the political process, Machiavelli often wrote in a similar vein. The Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio Discourses on Livy ) (1531) review the history of the Roman republic, with greater emphasis on the role of fortune and a clear

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Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great political philosopher of the Renaissance, was born in Florence, Italy at a time when the country was in political upheaval. Since 1434 Florence was ruled by the wealthy Medici family. Their rule was temporarily interrupted by a reform movement, begun in 1494, in which the young Machiavelli became an important diplomat. When the Medici family regained power in 1512 with the help of Spanish troops, Machiavelli was tortured and removed from public life. For the next 10 years, he devoted himself to writing history, political philosophy, and even plays. He ultimately gained favor with the Medici family and was called back to public duty for the last two years of his life. Machiavelli's greatest work, written in 1513 and published after his death in 1532, is The Prince , which stands apart from all other political writings of the period insofar as it focus on the practical problems a monarch faces in staying in power, rather than more speculative issues explaining the foundation of political authority. The work immediately provoked controversy and was soon condemned by Pope Clement VIII. Its main theme is that princes should retain absolute control of their territories, and they should use any means of expediency to accomplish this end.

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