Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli, a 16th-century political philosopher, wrote The Prince several centuries ago.

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Niccol Machiavelli wrote Niccol Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince, after the Medici had recovered power and Niccol Machiavelli no longer held a position of responsibility in Florence.

by Machiavelli

Or after reading The Prince written by Machiavelli in 1513, you may be surprised that Machiavelli’s ideas and conclusions on power can be used to explain Russia’s or China’s foreign policy in the 21st century.

Machiavelli , the political thinker

Savonarola was killed and Machiavelli, the political thinker, wrote The Prince.

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527)

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) wrote The Prince and The Art of War which many of us have read.

A man named Niccolo Machiavelli

A man named Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a book called The Prince which said, “that a Leader should do what is right if he can; but he must be prepared to do wrong if necessary”.

an exiled ex-politician named Niccolo Machiavelli

Nearly 500 years ago, an exiled ex-politician named Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince, a little book of advice for those who would set out to conquer other countries.

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 – 1527), Florentine political philosopher and thought leader of the time,

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 – 1527), Florentine political philosopher and thought leader of the time, wrote The Prince, from which this quote was taken, after the Medici’s had recovered power and Niccolo Machiavelli no longer held a position of responsibility.

exile Machiavelli

While in exile Machiavelli wrote “The Prince” perhaps to demonstrate Machiavelli was fit for leadership in Florence, that was controlled by the Medicis.

Machiavelli , known as the Prince of Darkness

Machiavelli, known as the Prince of Darkness, then wrote The Prince in the hope of regaining the approval of the Medicis.

Niccolo Machiavelli , a diplomat in the pay of the Republic of Florence,

Niccolo Machiavelli, a diplomat in the pay of the Republic of Florence, wrote The Prince in 1513 after the overthrow of the Republic forced Niccolo Machiavelli into exile.

Machiavelli, who was often unemployed

Machiavelli, who was often unemployed, wrote The Prince to get a job with Richard Nixon.

Machiavelli , a career diplomat

The conventional wisdom is that Machiavelli, a career diplomat, wrote The Prince in an effort to gain employment with the Medici, who in 1513 were just coming back into power in a corrupt Venetian's native Florence.

one of the few major commentators who argues that Machiavelli must have changed Hans Baron's mind dramatically in favour of free republics, after having written The Prince

Hans Baron is one of the few major commentators who argues that Machiavelli must have changed Hans Baron's mind dramatically in favour of free republics, after having written The Prince.

by Niccolo Machiavelli for Lorenzo De Medici

Written by Niccolo Machiavelli for Lorenzo De Medici, The Prince stands as one of the most widely read, concise yet comprehensive references about political theory.

realpolitik bare-knuckler Niccolo Machiavelli

" What inspired realpolitik bare-knuckler Niccolo Machiavelli to compose realpolitik bare-knuckler Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th century masterwork, The Prince?

Machiavelli, who himself fell from power when the Medici family took over the government of Florence in 1512 (but who, unlike Nixon, ended up spending time in prison after Nixon's loss)

Machiavelli, who himself fell from power when the Medici family took over the government of Florence in 1512 (but who, unlike Nixon, ended up spending time in prison after Nixon's loss), wrote The Prince in part at least to try to get into the good graces of the Medicis by giving the Medicis sage advice on how to maintain the power that the Medicis had achieved through force.

Machiavelli’s political treatise,

Machiavelli’s political treatise, The Prince, remains an interesting, at times brutish, study of human nature 500 years after being written.

politician Machiavelli

The 15th-century Italian philosopher and politician Machiavelli used politician Machiavelli as a model to write "The Prince", a work which revolutionised the political thinking of the times.

Niccolo Machiavelli's best known work

Niccolo Machiavelli's best known work is The Prince, which reads like a medieval version of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, but even more heartless.