Machiavelli "The best fortress a ruler can have is not to be hated by the people, for if you possess fortresses and the people hate you, having fortresses will not save you". ... Machiavelli believes that Lorenzo de Medici does not act with dictatorial power, but with greed which is considered a fault. Machiavelli states that a prince can share power with the people, since a prince can trust the people much more than he can trust the nobles. ... I agree with Machiavelli, people are the ones that you don't have to worry about, because they have nothing and giving them authority ...

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It is quite odd that people would question whether Niccolò Machiavelli himself was a Machiavellian. ... When the Medici family returned to power in 1512, Machiavelli was dismissed and briefly thrown in jail. ... "Machiavelli: Not So Machiavellian?" ... . "Niccolò Machiavelli Biography." ...

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Renaissance Paper The period of the renaissance existed between the years of 1485 and 1660. The term renaissance itself is a French word meaning "rebirth" and it refers particularly to renew interest in classical learning, the writing of ancient Greece and Rome. In the Middle Ages, people forgot ...

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