1. Rennisance
1.The Italian Renaissance followed on the heels of the Middle Ages, and was spawned by the birth of the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized the importance of individual achievement in a wide range of fields. ... Though he favored a republic to unite Italy, he believed only a dictator could unite such a quarrelsome area initially. ... However, this much is clear about the text: Machiavelli genuinely believed that a ruler fit to unite the city-states of Italy must be feared, as opposed to loved. ... During the time period of Italy's destruction and turmoil, he believed that the unifi...
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