... that Machiavelli actively promoted a secular form of politics. He felt morality was not necessary but in fact stood in the way of an effectively governed principality He laid aside the Medieval conception "of the state as a necessary creation for humankinds spiritual, material, and social well-being." Machiavelli believed a secular form of government to be a more realistic type. His views were to ... the prince to become adaptable, because each situation that they face will be unique, and may require a different reaction. According to Machiavelli, the prince "who adapts his policy to th...

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