Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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There are any number of ways in which a sovereign, or would-be sovereign, may attempt to seize power: conquest, ability, luck, or crime. Today we're going to look at all four from Machiavelli's The Prince.

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