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Wrote "The Art of War"

Known as the father of modern political theory

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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian poet,historian,philosopher,diplomat, and politician who is considered the father of modern political science.

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Machiavelli believed that it's better to be widely feared than to be greatly loved.

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Machiavelli believed as a ruler, it was better to be widely feared than to be greatly loved.

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The prince bought him the repuation of being an athiest and an immoral cynic

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He was born on May 3,  1469
He was influenced by Plato

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Attempted to organize a Florentine militia against the Medici family(ruled Florentine) but his plans failed and he was captured, banished, tortured and stayed away from politics

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.

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Machiavelli believed as a ruler, it was better to be widely feared than to be greatly loved

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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat best known for writing, The Prince. He wrote this book because he wanted to return to politics and dedicated the book to Lorenzo de' Medici. He wanted to land an advisory position within the Florentine government.

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His last name means sneaky and lacking moral code.

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NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI COLLABORATED WITH LEONARDO DA VINCI.

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compared the need for love to fear, far safer to be feared then loved
invented peace sign?

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He is best known for writing The Prince. This coined the term Machiavellian.

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Father of the modern political theory

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Niccolo Machiavelli was concerned during his political career on the question: Is it possible to be a good politician and a good person at the same time?

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Writing The Prince

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Was influenced by Aristotle and Leonardo Da Vinci

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Lived in Florence, Italy for 58 years

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The Prince was banned by the Pope at the time

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He was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period.  He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science. Niccolo Died of natural causes.

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He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.
Quote ; It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

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Nicco was known as the father of modern political theory

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Wrote a book called the prince that was later banned by the pope
my husband <3

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his book, The Prince (Il Principe), gave him a reputation as an atheist and an immoral cynic

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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Italian diplomat, Niccoló Machiavelli is best known for his book The Prince. He was born in Florence, Italy on May 3, 1469.

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An Itilian writer, politicain, and poet, he was concedard the father of polictical science.