Niccolò Machiavelli

From Conservapedia

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 A.D.-1527 A.D.) wrote "The Prince," which is an account of government in which the "end justifies the means" (a ruler can use any means to gain power and rule his state). Historians consider Machiavelli to have been the thinker who laid the foundations for the Age of Revolution.

Even today the term "Machiavellian" is used to describe a politician who spends all his time and effort on getting ahead and manipulating other people for his own gain, many liberal democrat politicians can be called "Machiavellian."

Machiavelli, like many of the great Renaissance artists and thinkers, lived in Florence.

See: Machiavellianism