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Tonight we're relaxing with a classic of politics.

The Prince by Nicolchioelli, translated by WK Marriott, published by J.M.

Denton Sons London in 1908. Let's begin. Introduction

Nicola Machiavelli was born at Florence on the 3rd of May, 1469.

He was the second son of Bernardo de Niccolo Machiavelli, a lawyer of some repute, and of Bartolomea de

Stephanonelli, his wife.

Both parents were members of the old Florentine nobility.

His life falls naturally into three periods,

each of which singularly enough constitutes a distinct and important era in the history of Florence.

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