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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He has to much confidence in his abilities despite the fact that he hasn't fully escaped from the cyclops.
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