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Italian [[political theorist]] and a [[statesman]] of [[Florence]]. His book 'The Prince' (1513) describes the achievement and maintenance of power by a determined ruler indifferent to [[moral]] considerations. The book was both influential and reviled, but [[enumerates]] the basic concepts of '[[realpolitik]]'. He lived 1469-1527.
An [[Italian]] from [[Florence]], author and politician. His most influential work was 'The Prince'. The book was both influential and reviled, but established the basic concepts of '[[realpolitik]]'. He lived 1469-1527.

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An Italian from Florence, author and politician. His most influential work was 'The Prince'. The book was both influential and reviled, but established the basic concepts of 'realpolitik'. He lived 1469-1527.