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Tupac before his
death had assigned
himself a new alias,
the album Don Killuminati
7 Day Theory which
was completed before
his death was released
under the name Makaveli.
Makaveli comes from
the political philosopher
Machiavelli, while
in prison Tupac read
many of Machiavelli's
teachings and was
said to have took
alot from the information
he read. Tupac planned
to create his own
record label named
'Makaveli Records'
and planned to sign
the Outlawz and Greg
Nice and possible
other artists. The
below image was planned
to be the record label
logo.
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| But why name himself
after this philosopher?
Who was Machiavelli?
below is some more
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Niccolo
Machiavelli
was born
on May
3, 1469,
in Florence,
Italy.
He eventually
became
a man
who lived
his life
for politics
and patriotism.
Right
now, however,
he is
associated
with corrupt,
totalitarian
government.
The reason
for this
is a small
pamphlet
he wrote
called
The Prince
to gain
influence
with the
ruling
Medici
family
in Florence.
The political
genius
of Niccolo
Machiavelli
was overshadowed
by the
reputation
that was
unfairly
given
to him
because
of a misunderstanding
of his
views
on politics.
Machiavelli's
life was
very interesting.
He lived
a nondescript
childhood
in Florence,
and his
main political
experience
in his
youth
was watching
Savanarola
from afar.
Soon after
Savanarola
was executed,
Machiavelli
entered
the Florentine
government
as a secretary.
His position
quickly
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rose, however,
and was soon
engaging in
diplomatic missions.
He met many
of the important
politicians
of the day,
such as the
Pope and the
King of France,
but none had
more impact
on him than
a prince of
the Papal States,
Cesare Borgia.
Borgia was a
cunning, cruel
man, very much
like the one
portrayed in
The Prince.
Machiavelli
did not truly
like Borgia's
policies, but
he thought that
with a ruler
like Borgia
the Florentines
could unite
Italy, which
was Machiavelli's
goal throughout
his life. Unfortunately
for Machiavelli,
he was dismissed
from office
when the Medici
came to rule
Florence and
the Republic
was overthrown.
The lack of
a job forced
him to switch
to writing about
politics instead
of being active.
His diplomatic
missions were
his last official
government positions.
When Machiavelli
lost his office,
he desperately
wanted to return
to politics.
He tried to
gain the favor
of the Medici
by writing a
book of what
he thought were
the Medici's
goals and dedicating
it to them.
And so The Prince
was written
for that purpose.
Unfortunately,
the Medici didn't
agree with what
the book said,
so he was out
of a job. But
when the public
saw the book,
they were outraged.
The people wondered
how cruel a
man could be
to think evil
thoughts like
the ones in
The Prince,
and this would
come back to
haunt him when
he was alive
and dead. However,
if the people
wanted to know
what Machiavelli
really stood
for, they should
have read his
"Discourses
on Livy",
which explain
his full political
philosophy.
But not enough
people had and
have, and so
the legacy of
The Prince continues
to define Machiavelli
to the general
public.
A few years
later the Medici
were kicked
out of Florence.
The republic
was re-established,
and Machiavelli
ran to retake
the office he
had left so
many years ago.
But the reputation
that The Prince
had established
made people
think his philosophy
was like the
Medici, so he
was not elected.
And here the
sharp downhill
of his life
began. His health
began to fail
him, and he
died months
later, in 1527.
Machiavelli
had been unfairly
attacked all
of his life
because of a
bad reputation.
But it only
got worse after
he died. He
was continually
blasted for
his "support"
of corrupt ruling.
In fact, Machiavellian
now means corrupt
government.
Only recently
has his true
personality
come to light.
The world must
change it's
vision of the
cold, uncaring
Machiavelli
to the correct
view of a patriot
and a political
genius.
Source:
http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm |
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