... the destruction of Rome. -The Commonwealth of Oceana Here we see James Harrington using Machiavelli as the authority for Harrington's assertions on agrarian law. This is not the only time we see Machiavelli cited as the authority on a piece of political theory, especially those concerning the republican school. Rousseau also uses Machiavelli, although in a different way. His statement in Du contrat social about the necessity ... of a Lawgiver, along the lines of Lycurgus or Solon, at the establishment of any society is obviously "borrowed" from Machiavelli. This is merely a different fo...

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