The Prince and The DiscoursesThe career and thought of the sixteenth-century political philosopher are traced in an introductory essay to his most famous works. |
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CHAPTER PAGE | xxv |
CHAPTER | xxxi |
OF HEREDITARY MONARCHIES | 5 |
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