Machiavelli's Discourses Throughout his discourses, Machiavelli gives a political and philosophical interpretation of the first ten books of Livy's History. Using such examples as ancient Athens, Sparta, and Rome he attempts to determine what made certain city-states survive into immense republics, while others came under the authority of those very same expansionistic regimes. ... Quentin Skinner in his book entitled Machiavelli, explains by saying, "Machiavelli begins by admitting that am element of good Fortune is always involved. ... Machiavelli, Niccolo. ... Machiavelli. ...

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