1469 – Niccolò Machiavelli , Italian historian and philosopher (d. 1527) Niccolò Machiavelli, or more formally Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He has often been called the founder of modern political science. Wikipedia Born : May 3, 1469, Florence, Italy Died : June 21, 1527, Florence, Italy Plays : The Mandrake Movies : The Mandrake Root , The Mandrake Quotes ":The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don't just go away, they are only postponed to someone else's advantage... They trusted rather their own character and prudence — knowing perfectly well that time contains the seeds of all things, good as well as bad." — from THE PRINCE (1513) It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. ...