Jason Sands

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To be sure, the Venetian Republic would not qualify as a full democracy according to modern standards. But it was more open than other states in this period. It was considered a republic by itself and its contemporaries, including Machiavelli.
The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China
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