Nicolás Machiavelli was a diplomat, civil servant, political philosopher and Italian writer, considered father of modern Political Science. He was also a relevant figure of the Italian Renaissance. His thinking translates the philosophical tradition of ancient political thought in which political practice is overshadowed by the idealization of governments and utopian cities.
Machiavelli states that the actual exercise of politics involves real situations with real men and peoples, whose behavior, decisions and actions, usually do not necessarily respond to morality but to the laws of power
Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, philosopher and writer. He lived during the Renaissance period. He is often called the "father" of modern political science. He served as an official in the Florentine Republic for many years.
His most famous work is titled "The Prince" and was wrote in 1513. Here, Machiavelli describes dishonesty, immoral behavior and the killing of innocent people as being effective tools in politics and encourages the reader to act under these principles whenever it is needed.
Thomas Jefferson used the philosophies of John Locke for the Declaration of Independence. The words "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was an idea first stated by Lock in the Two Treatises on Government.
