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Important Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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This collection of the most brilliant and characteristic political essay's, letters, and liturature of Niccolò Machiavelli displays the vital and penetrating mind of the man who wrote the first work of modern political science. These essay's, letters, and liturature, reveal Machiavelli’s critical intelligence, sense of humor, and elegant sense. As such, they will serve as a vivid introduction to the personalities and events of the most turbulent period of the Renaissance, and they will also enlighten people who have been fascinated by the political thinker who wrote The Prince and The Discourses on Livy.

This collection of the most brilliant and characteristic political essay's, letters, and liturature of Niccolò Machiavelli displays the vital and penetrating mind of the man who wrote the first work of modern political science. These essay's, letters, and liturature, reveal Machiavelli’s critical intelligence, sense of humor, and elegant sense. As such, they will serve as a vivid introduction to the personalities and events of the most turbulent period of the Renaissance, and they will also enlighten people who have been fascinated by the political thinker who wrote The Prince and The Discourses on Livy.

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Leaders must not rely on luck, Machiavelli wrote, but should shape their own fortune, through charisma, cunning and force. As Machiavelli saw it, there were two main variables in life: fortune and virtù. Virtù (not virtue) meant bravery, power and the ability to impose one's own will.

POLITICAL ESSAYS AND TREATISES

Essay 1

Discourse On Pisa

Essay 2

On Pistoian Matters

Essay 3

On The Nature Of The French

Essay 4

On How To Treat The Populace Of Valdichiana After Their Rebellion

Essay 5

How Duke Valentino Killed The Generals Who Conspired Against Him

Essay 6

DISCOURSE ON THE AFFAIRS OF GERMANY AND ITS EMPEROR

Essay 7

A Caution To The Medici

LITERATURE

Novella 1

Rules For An Elegant Social Circle

Novella 2

The Persecution Of Africa

LETTERS

Letter 1

To Riccardo Becchi

Letter 2

To Giovan Batista Soderini

Letter 3

To Alamanno Salviati

Letter 4

To Luigi Guicciardini

Letter 5

To Francesco Vettori

Letter 6

To Francesco Vettori

Letter 7

To Francesco Vettori

Letter 8

To Guido Machiavelli

LEADERS MUST NOT RELY ON LUCK...!

Important Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli

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Tyrannical Rule, Greatness, Political Strategy, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Fortune, Virtue, War, Human Nature, Power, Florence Italy History, Military Art, Political Ethics

Political Strategy, Political Science

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