Sunday, March 17, 2013

Machiavelli

Definition:
                (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) - was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance.


Sample Sentences:

  • Machiavelli was for many years an official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs.
  • Machiavelli wrote a masterpiece called The Prince.


Usage:
           History Today
           American Thinker

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                Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher during the Renaissance.  He is known for his greatest work, The Prince which advocated the use of fear and force as a way to rule a country.  He was a militaristic thinker who found favor with the Medici family, the most powerful family in Italy.


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