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Comparing The Courtier And Machiavelli's The Prince

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Castiglione’s The Courtier and Machiavelli’s The Prince both had great philosophies in which could still be used in the 21st century. However, their beliefs differ based on the audience Castiglione believe in peace and calmness. Castiglione believe men and women should be able to rule themselves if only they knew how. And that the perfect image is what is important to maintaining a political position. He believed that if you are learning how and what the people wanted and portray end this image you would be able to maintain control. I believe Castiglione’s belief is still being used in the 21st century. Our Political leaders strongly believe in playing a role in which they stay neutral., This takes a lot of practice. We rarely get to see

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