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Machiavelli letter

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A letter from Niccolo Machiavelli to his friend and hoped-for patron Francesco Vettori, describing his life in internal political exile after the fall of Florentine Republican government that he had served.

Machiavelli letter Politics Created 3/2/1998 Go to Brad DeLong's HomePage Letter from Niccolo Machiavelli to Francesco Vettori A letter from Niccolo Machiavelli to his friend and hoped-for patron Francesco Vettori, describing his life in internal political exile after the fall of Florentine Republican government that he had served. It is best known for its description of how Machiavelli spent his evenings: "On the coming of evening, I return to my house and enter my study; and at the door I take off the day's clothing, covered with mud and dust, and put on garments regal and courtly; and reclo

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