Chavez, Uribe and The Prince: “Machiavellian” Politics in ...

The Prince states that “a ruler should attend to military matters,” and Chávez is following this advice (Machiavelli [1532] 1995, 46) by arming his citizens, purchasing guns and offering weekend training to any and all volunteers in an attempt to form “Latin America’s largest reserve force” with a … ................
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