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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Machiavelli, Niccolo

Machiavelli, Niccolo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Contrasting Views On Machiavelli

Machiavelli has been one of the most controversial figures in the history
of political thought, and The Prince one of its most discussed works. The
debate began during the author's life and continues to this day.

One of Machiavelli's closest friends, and the contemporary whose mind was
perhaps most similar to his in operation, was Francesco Guicciardini, the
author of a history of Florence that preceded and in some ways anticipated
that of Machiavelli. Guicciardini accepted Machiavelli's views on human
nature, ...

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