Niccolò Machiavelli

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born

in Florence, Italy

April 15, 1469

died

June 01, 1527

gender

male

genre

Politics, History, Nonfiction

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright. He is a figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component, most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory (The Prince) on the one hand and republicanism (Discourses on Livy) on the other.

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	The Prince 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 77,236 ratings — published 1513 — 623 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Discourses by Niccolò Machiavelli, Bernard Crick (Editor), Leslie J. Walker (Translator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 2,640 ratings — published 1513 — 59 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art Of War by Niccolò Machiavelli, Ellis Farneworth (Translator), Neal Wood (Revised by) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 2,011 ratings — published 1521 — 42 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mandragola 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 1518 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince & The Discourses by Niccolò Machiavelli, Luigi Ricci (Translator), E.R.P. Vincent (Editor) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1950 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince and Other Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, Wayne A. Rebhorn (Translator) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 355 ratings — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Machiavelli by Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella (Editor, Translator), Mark Musa (Editor, Translator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of War & the Prince by Machiavelli - Special Edition by Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry Neville (Translator), W.K. Marriott (Translator) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1521 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Political Writings by Niccolò Machiavelli, David Wootton (Editor) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1526 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Niccolò Machiavelli

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli

tags: political-theory, sociology

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“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: political-philosophy

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