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Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine βprophets of force,β he differed from the ruling elite in recognizing the complexity and fluidity of political life.
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