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[–] 5231268? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I had learned about that originally in Machiavelli's Discorsi. That chapter may make good supplementary reading: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Discourses_on_Livy/First_Book/Chapters_XI-XX#CHAPTER_XIV
(And while you are at it, read the whole thing. Discorsi is even better than Principe for anyone interested in politics and history.)
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I just want to say thanks dude for this sub. It's pretty great :)