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From: Philadelphia Tribune, The
Date: 20041217
Author:Lee, Rotan E.

Lee, Rotan E.
Philadelphia Tribune, The
12-17-2004
In Mario Puzo's "The Family" (a hauntingly written historical fiction about
lawless, morally, and politically decadent 15th century Rome) Cesare
Borgia, the embattled son of Pope Alexander VI, often conferred with
Niccolo Machiavelli for advice and counsel.

Machiavelli, arguably the greatest political philosopher of the
Renaissance, freely imparted his wisdom and strategic analyses to Cesare so
that the young papal prince might avoid the catastrophic consequences of
power.

Machiavelli intuitively knew, however, that the best and most solemn words
of ...

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