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Arguing for the priority of state interest, like Machiavelli, his contemporary and friend, Guicciardini acknowledged the important role of patronage and graft in politics as well as the illegitimacy of nearly all forms of political power. This edition is the first English translation of his classic 1520s work.Guicciardini, Francesco is the author of 'Dialogue on the Government of Florence', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521456234 and ISBN 0521456231.
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