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Niccolò i Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was an Italian diplomat, political philosopher, musician, poet, and playwright. Machiavelli was a figure of the Italian Renaissance, and a central figure of its political scene. In June of 1498, following the ouster and execution of Savonarola, the Great Council elected Machiavelli as the second chancellor of the Republic of Florence.

Trivia about machiavelli

  • In the 16th century he wrote, "Whoever wishes to found a state…must start with assuming that all men are bad…"
  • Besides "The Prince", he is also known for his "Discourses on" Livy
  • An Italian political philosopher:Ah, civil male
  • “Prince”ly Florentine author(11)
  • At the head of his own militia, this medieval author of "The Prince" helped conquer Pisa for Florence in 1509
  • In "The Prince" he wrote, "It is far safer to be feared than loved"
  • Sebastian de Grazia's Pulitzer-winning bio of this Italian "In Hell" mentions "The Prince" in 2 chapter titles
  • This author of "The Prince" was briefly imprisoned for allegedly conspiring against the Medicis
  • This Italian writer's major works were a vain attempt to win back favor of the Medicis
  • "It is better to be feared than loved", opined this Italian political thinker in the 16th century
  • After working as a secretary, no wonder this Florentine author who died in 1527 was known for his amoral cynicism
  • In December 1513 he wrote Francesco Vettori that he'd "composed a little work 'on princedoms'"
  • The Elizabethans were already creating a word for "devious" out of this Italian's name
  • Bacon admired this Italian author for writng about "what men do, and not what they ought to do"

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