Machaivelli was not only a political thinker he was also a renaissance man. He was a celebrated political and military theorist, historian, playwright, diplomat, and military power. If his political views were not concidered to be wild and atheistic he would have been one of the most respected thinkers of his time. Instead, he was thought of as a villain

After he was released from the Medici imprisonment he retired from politics and worked on his major writings. His most known book is The Prince. This book was written in 1513 and published in 1532, 5 years after his death. The opinions and theories expressed in this book were very controversial. He argued that an effective ruler should be pragmatic rather than virtuous in the use of his power. He believed a ruler should rule with fear rather than virtue. This and other opinions were based partly on his knowledge of classical history. This was the first work to deal openly with the use of force in the state and pursuit of a stable government that condoned amoral actions. Many of his political thoughts were based on the political turmoil of his time. Italy at that time was a scene

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