Excerpt from The Open Court, Vol. 42: July, 1928 Machiavelli's profound study of the antique writers continuallv led him to compare the Old with the new, ancient with modern events, and to discover, in the differences which this comparison brought to light, the causes of these multiple differences which he felt explained, to some extent, the thoughts of men and their actions. The basis Of all these differences he found lay in the great contrast between the ancient and medieval conceptions Of life, and through all his works this central theme is evident in the form of a com parison between ancient and Christian morals. On this point, Machiavelli can be regarded as the most conscious representative of the opposition to medievalism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.