Premium Content Did Machiavelli Feel That Autocracy Was the Best Form of Government?
By Bradley Miller - November 24, 2002
At first thought, this question seems simple enough. After all, Nicolo Machiavelli did more or less write an "autocrat's handbook" when he authored The Prince. In this text, Machiavelli explains how an autocrat rises to power, when an autocrat can best rise to power, and how an autocrat retains power. So going by this, it would seem that…
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