NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI

HIS BEGINNING

• Niccolò Machiavelli was born on May third, 1469.
• He was born and lived in Florence, Italy.
• He entered florentine government service at age 29.
• He served as 2nd chancellor and secretary of liberty and peace.

POLITICAL FACTS

• He was a very political man and believed that the best way to rule over his people was to be feared.
• . He was known as the "Father of Modern political theory".
• He strongly believed that the rulers should set aside the values of love and mercy for violence and fear
• "It is far safer to be feared than loved".~Machiavelli
• He even wrote a famous book on politics called 'The Prince'

THE PRINCE

• Machiavelli's first book written in the 1500's.
• A book on how to rule.
• Claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy.
• "Politics have no relation to morals." ~Machiavelli

FAST FACTS

• He thought religion was man-made.
• Some considered him an "Apostle of the Devil".
• Wrote famous works from 1513-1521.
• He wrote a comedic play.
• He was profoundly anti-Christian.

HUMANISTIC

• He was humanistic for a couple reasons.
• First, he worked on human weakness and how to overcome it.
• He also focused on institutional corruption.
• His work on the play was also a sign of humanism.

QUOTES

• "It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."
• "Politics have no relation to morals."
• "Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil."
• "It is far safer to be feared than loved."
• "I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it."

SOURCES

• Biography.com
• Britannica.com
• Brainyquote.com
• Plato.Stanford.edu
• BU.edu