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Rufus Goodwin has made a new translation into modern English of Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince. Machiavelli, father of Social Sciences, continues to have relevance in our modern world, and his observations on the nature of human being and the political systems are as new today as they... read more

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Men who are anxious to win the favour of a Prince nearly always follow the custom of presenting themselves to him with the possessions they value most, or with things they know especially please him; so we often see princes given horses, weapons, cloth of gold, precious stones, and similar ornaments worthy of their high position.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Niccolo Machiavelli (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. David Wootton
  2. Peter E. Bondanella (Author)
  3. George Anthony Bull (Author)
  4. Peter Constantine (Author)
  5. Dominic Baker-Smith
  6. Quentin Skinner (Author)
 

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