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History of ideas · Sixth form / stretch

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Advice about political survival examines the gap between public reputation and the means of maintaining authority. Read a selected argument in its historical context, identify the outcome it prioritises, and compare practical effectiveness with the ethical questions the proposed method leaves open.

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