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The Kernel of Machiavelli

by Giuseppe Prezzolini

A distinguished scholar suggests the West would be better off if its leaders put into practice the power principles Machiavelli synthesized

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In the course of the campaign I heard four different uses of the word, “Machiavellian.” Each time I was convinced that the person using the word had not the least idea what it meant.

Who was Machiavelli?

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