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Who wrote The Prince, a cynical book describing the realities of politics in his day and dedicated it to the Medici in an attempt to get their patronage?

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Machiavelli wrote the book “The Prince” and dedicated it to the Medici family. The famous quote “It is better to be feared than it is to be loved if you can not be both” comes from there
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