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irony when he says the person with whom he discussed his plan is "very worthy" and "a true lover of this country." Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."nation:
Proper politics, effective governing, and the correct way to use the military and fight a war. Machiavelli's big change from the norm at the time was to see the military as a natural extension of the political part of government. He purported using the military to help get political agendas accomplished.
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The answer is b. Simple past