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Niccolo Machiavelli
a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
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So as a prince is forced to know how to act like a beast, he must learn from the fox and the lion; becouse the lion is defenceless against traps and the fox is defenceless against wolves. Therefore one must be a fox in order to recognise traps and lion to frighten off wolves.
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