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12 Cards in this Set
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Who was Niccolo Machiavelli |
2nd chancellor during the Italian republic son of a struggling lawyer |
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How was he tortured |
Trapano (Tie your arms to the ceiling and drop you down) |
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The prince is addressed to |
Magnificent Lorenzo de Medici |
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Three possible armies |
Own forces Mercenaries and auxiliaries Mixed |
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Machiavelli first conceptualised this concept |
State |
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Which man did he mention who got deposed from power because he didn't know about warfare? |
Duke of Milan- Francesco Storza |
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Virtues mentioned |
generous-stingy giver-grabber cruel-merciful treacherous- faithful feeble and effeminate- fierce and spirited humane-proud lustful-chaste straightforward-sly gentle-harsh serious-playful serious-skeptical |
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Animals that a prince must be |
Fox and lion( be smart and adapt) |
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Prince must use |
Laws-Human Force-Beast |
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Example he gave of prince who was man and beast: |
Achilles trained by Chiron the centaur |
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Fortune is a |
Woman; man must beat and bully her (man these were old times) |
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who gains more from fortune? |
Young men (for they are rash, less timid and more brutal) |
