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This 4 page paper evaluates Niccolo Machiavelli and his infamous work The Prince. His life is evaluated and analyzed in respect to what he had written. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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their children to behave themselves, not to say bad words, and to stay away from drugs, but they themselves may act irrationally, curse like sailors and indulge in alcohol. When
evaluating historical figures, the same inconsistencies may be found. Niccolo Machiavelli for example wrote on how princes should behave. In fact, his volume is infamous and used by presidents and
other officials to this day. Yet, while he spouted the qualities that a prince should have, one has to question whether or not he himself had the qualifications of a
prince. First, who was Machiavelli? How was he raised? What did he do exactly? Niccolo Machiavelli was a well known Italian statesman, writer, and political theorist who
was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence ("Machiavelli," 2000). It is known that he was born into an aristocratic family, but little else has been revealed about the
first half of his life (2000). After he grew up and was established, Machiavelli organized a citizen militia in 1510 of the Florentine Republic, and in August of 1512,
a Spanish army entered Tuscany and then sacked Prato (2000). The Florentines deposed Soderini, a leader that Machiavelli characterized as good, but weak, and Medici was allowed to
return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward imprisoned, and subjected to torture because it was believed that he conspired against the Medici (2000). He was
innocent (2000). Still, he could not get back into political life and this is when he began to write seriously (2000). His most famous work is called The Prince,
and it is a work that tells of how Princes should rule. It is a political classic and used widely to this day. While well known as a politician,
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