Whom did Machiavelli blame for the moral degradation of Italy ?
In the Discourses on Livy (Book I, chapter 12), Machiavelli blamed the Church of Rome for the moral decline of Italy. He argued that the bad example of the papal court had…
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Whom did Machiavelli blame for the moral degradation of Italy ?
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In the Discourses on Livy (Book I, chapter 12), Machiavelli blamed the Church of Rome for the moral decline of Italy. He argued that the bad example of the papal court had made Italians irreligious and corrupt, and that the Church's temporal power had kept Italy divided. He did not lay the blame on the prince or on the people.
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