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Referenced when discussing how Machiavelli drew lessons from the Roman Republic. The quote provided ('Prudent men are wont to say...that he who would foresee what has to be should reflect on what has been') is from this work where Machiavelli analyzes Roman history.

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Mentioned as Mobutu's favorite book, which he could apparently recite large passages from, in the discussion of post-colonial African dictators