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Machiavellis Views of Human Nature and Their Relevance to Todays World
Title: Machiavellis Views of Human Nature and Their Relevance to Todays World
Category: Literature / Novels
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Machiavellis Views of Human Nature and Their Relevance to Todays World
Born in Florence, Italy in 1469, Niccolò Machiavelli was the first great political philosopher of the Renaissance. Once a bureaucrat and diplomat for the state of Florence, he was removed from office when the Medici family was restored to power in 1512. He retired to his country home where he, among other works, penned The Prince, a work which has become a political handbook for modern day politicians as well as for those who desire power--whether …showed first 75 words of 978 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 978 total…Transnational corporations within our global economy have more power than many governments and nation-states. For example, look at the way Microsoft Corporation’s Bill Gates and the government of the United States of America keep butting heads. So, while trying to maintain control over the millions of working “subjects” in large global conglomerates, Machiavelli’s techniques and strategies may be in even more demand. Everything old is new again.
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"The Prince," by Niccolo Machiavelli
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