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Machiavelli, analyzing Italy in 1494, described :

"when states have arrived at their greatest perfection, they soon begin to decline. In the same manner, having been reduced by disorder and sunk to their utmost state of depression, unable to descend lower, they, of necessity, reascend"
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM