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Florentine diplomat · 1469–1527
Niccolò Machiavelli
Described power as it is, not as it should be: a ruler must be ready to use force and cunning to keep the state safe.
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Structure
Federal30%Unitary70%Unitary
Unitary
Representation
Democratic55%Centrist45%Autocratic
Centrist
Power
Security85%Authoritarian15%Freedom
Authoritarian
Diplomacy
Internationalist25%Anti-Interventionist75%Nationalist
Anti-Interventionist
Military
Militarist85%Militarist15%Pacifist
Militarist
Economy
Equality45%Mixed Economic55%Markets
Mixed Economic
Religion
Secular80%Atheist20%Religious
Atheist
Culture
Progressive45%Moderate55%Traditional
Moderate
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