The Prince | Compare and Contrast
1500s: Renaissance thinkers, like Machiavelli, emphasize logic and rational pragmatism over religious ethics in political analysis.
Today: Political campaigns are driven more and more by advertising and market research. This allows candidates to support only popular positions, often to the chagrin of voters who doubt the morality and ethics of political candidates.
1534: Giulio de Medici becomes the first in a long succession of Italian popes.
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