“One of the greatest misfortunes that can befall a man is to have a just cause and not have the strength or the knowledge to prevail.”

— Francesco Guicciardini

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About Francesco Guicciardini

Historian • Italian

Francesco Guicciardini was an Italian historian, writer, and statesman, and a friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli. Guicciardini is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. His most...

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