1. Machivelli's Discourses
Although Athens was a great state as well, its government quickly became corrupted therefore becoming vulnerable for conquest by other republics or principalities. ... Liberty was temporary due to the fact that although the laws were democratic in nature, "Solon had not blended either princely power or that of the aristocracy" into the mixture (Machiavelli, 110). ... However, with time the kings of Rome became corrupt since other forms of government were not incorporated into it. ... This also became corrupt when the originators of the new regime were replaced with new inexperienced rulers....
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