Machiavelli identified his problems with current authority and clearly articulated the changes needed. ... Unlike Machiavelli's political problems with authority, Luther's contentions are primarily theological. ... Machiavelli also commented on the role of religion in a well-run political society. Machiavelli viewed religion as a useful instrument for princes to rule a civilized state. ... Machiavelli sees history as a way to learn from the figures that came before him. ...

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Asking what is generalizable and what is contextual about the work of earlier political scientists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, or Montesquieu leads to asking the same questions about contemporary and personal work. ...

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