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Niccolo Machiavelli By Gemma Stirling Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy on May 3rd 1469. As an Italian historian, statesman, political philosopher, and a diplomat during the renaissance, Machiavelli was a man who lived his life for politics and patriotism. As a patriotic Florentine, he was a firm believer in that Florence was the most important state, and should have a strong government, as Italy was divided into states where much political upheaval was occurring, particularly between the four dominant states; Florence, Milan, Naples and Venice. In this essay, the main features of the Machiavellian state, the major concepts of fortune and virtue within Machiavelli's theory of the state, and also the significance of the theory for individuals in society will all be discussed and analysed to the fullest extent. Machiavelli was given a position of authority-service secretary-in 1498, after a banking family-the Medici's-were exiled from Florence due to the...

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