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Essay: Jesus compared to Niccolò Machiavelli (view source)
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== Quote of Niccolò Machiavelli from his book ''The Prince'' ==
== Quote of Niccolò Machiavelli from his book ''The Prince'' ==
Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 to June 21, 1527) was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the time of the [[Renaissance]].
Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 to June 21, 1527) was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the time of the [[Renaissance]]. He is most well known for his political treatise ''The Prince'' which many hold in low esteem.
Some scholars view Niccolò Machiavelli's book ''The Prince'' as a manual for tyrannical rulers on how they should acquire and retain power.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Giorgini |first1= Giovanni |title= Five Hundred Years of Italian Scholarship on Machiavelli's Prince |journal= Review of Politics |date= 2013 |volume= 75 |issue= 4 |pages= 625–640|doi= 10.1017/S0034670513000624|s2cid= 146970196 }}</ref> In comtemporary times, some scholars, such as [[Leo Strauss]], have reiterated the long-held opinion that Machiavelli was a "teacher of evil".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Strauss|first=Leo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oi2GDwAAQBAJ&q=thoughts+on+Machiavelli|title=Thoughts on Machiavelli|year=2014|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0226230979|language=en|page=9}}</ref>
Some scholars view Niccolò Machiavelli's book ''The Prince'' as a manual for tyrannical rulers on how they should acquire and retain power.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Giorgini |first1= Giovanni |title= Five Hundred Years of Italian Scholarship on Machiavelli's Prince |journal= Review of Politics |date= 2013 |volume= 75 |issue= 4 |pages= 625–640|doi= 10.1017/S0034670513000624|s2cid= 146970196 }}</ref> In comtemporary times, some scholars, such as [[Leo Strauss]], have reiterated the long-held opinion that Machiavelli was a "teacher of evil".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Strauss|first=Leo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oi2GDwAAQBAJ&q=thoughts+on+Machiavelli|title=Thoughts on Machiavelli|year=2014|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0226230979|language=en|page=9}}</ref>