Prince of politics / Prince of peace

Ron White  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Aug 2013
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Prince of politics / Prince of peace

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) by Santi di Tito | photo: Wikimedia Commons

With the 500th anniversary of the publication of Machiavelli’s The Prince, Ron White makes a telling comparison

Machiavelli’s The Princeis a controversial book.

2013 sees, and perhaps reluctantly acknowledges rather than celebrates, the 500th anniversary of the writing and circulation of early versions of the work. It was not actually printed until 1532, five years after Machiavelli’s death.

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