5/13/2023 0 Comments The wisdom of niccolo machiavelli![]() This meant Machiavelli was destined to be close to power, but never to wield it in his own name. His father was well established within Florence’s aristocratic elite, but, crucially, came from an illegitimate branch of the ruling dynasty. But, for all his achievements, Machiavelli himself was most proud of his time as a soldier. ![]() Machiavelli was many things: a scholar and writer, a spin doctor for the government of his city-state of Florence, a civil servant and diplomat, and, later, a political prisoner denounced as a traitor. “Men rise from one ambition to another first they seek to secure themselves against attack, then they attack others.” Profession: Politician, diplomat, and writerĭeath: 21 June 1527 Iain King examines the relationship between war and thought in the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli. ![]()
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