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Niccolò Machiavelli

Born

in Florence, republic

April 24, 1469

Died

June 11, 1527

Genre

Politics, History, Nonfiction

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The Prince , book of Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian political theorist, in
1513 describes an indifferent ruler to moral considerations with determination to achieve and to maintain power.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, a philosopher, musician, and poet, wrote plays. He figured centrally in component of the Renaissance, and people most widely know his realist treatises on the one hand and republicanism of Discourses on Livy .

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Average rating: 3.85 · 405,194 ratings · 16,475 reviews · 2,040 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 374,190 ratings — published 1513 — 6451 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Discourses 4.08 avg rating — 9,622 ratings — published 1517	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War 4.05 avg rating — 8,938 ratings — published 1521 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mandragola 3.43 avg rating — 5,981 ratings — published 1524 — 190 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince and Other Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, Wayne A. Rebhorn (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 2,590 ratings — published 1502 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War/The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry Neville (Translator), W.K. Marriott (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,326 ratings — published 1521 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince and The Discourses 4.10 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 1531 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Machiavelli by Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella (Translator), Mark Musa (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 1979 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Political Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, David Wootton (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Florence And of the Affairs of Italy 3.86 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 1532	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Niccolò Machiavelli

Discourses on Livy (2 books)
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Niccolò Machiavelli,

Ninian Hill Thompson (translator)

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Machiavelli: The Chief Works and Others (3 books)
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Niccolò Machiavelli,

Allan Gilbert (Editor)

4.51 avg rating — 39 ratings

Quotes by Niccolò Machiavelli (?)

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: political-philosophy

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“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: philosophy

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