Discourses on Livy

Name: Discourses on Livy
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Analysis of Roman history and principles of republican government

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Niccolò Machiavelli

Florentine statesman and political philosopher whose The Prince founded modern political science by separating politics from ethics. His frank analysis of how power is actually acquired and maintained shocked readers for centuries. He is also the author of the Discourses, a more republican and nuanced work.

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