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Augh, I always hate when Machiavelli quotes are thrown in because no one takes the time to research WHY he said those things. Sorry this isnt meant as a personal attack but it's one my pet peeves and it happens all the time.
Machiavelli worked for the Democratic government in the city. When the Monarchy system won power back he was kicked out of the city and out of his higher level administrative job. He wanted the job back, so he wrote those things trying to get on the good side of the dictatorship. He wrote things to justify their position of power, and he wrote things to finally get them to forgive him for working for the power that userped them earlier.
He didnt believe those things, otherwise he would have fought the democratic powers instead of joining them. He just wanted his old position back in the center of the city instead of staring at the city walls from is new exiled-house.
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