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Baldassare Castiglione, count of Casatico, was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author, who is probably most famous for his authorship of Il Cortegiano or The Book of the Courtier.
Because the west coast is not where all the business are (so they are more liberal as a result) but, the southern states are where most business are (so they are more conservative).
