"War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans."

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About Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher, diplomat, and writer of the Renaissance. He is best known for The Prince and the Discourses on Livy. His work shaped later political theory and statecraft debates.

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