Chapter 26
Italy lies beaten, despoiled, lacerated, overrun, awaiting a redeemer; quotes Petrarch on virtue taking up arms against barbarian fury. The book's rhetorical climax.
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From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
The final chapter is a passionate call for the Medici to free Italy from foreign domination, framed in providential and patriotic language that contrasts with the cold analysis of preceding chapters.
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