To: LS
Machavelli was not Spanish. He was Italian, but wrote The Prince (De Principatibus) in Latin.
Jefferson did teach himself Arabic.
43 posted on
07/26/2012 6:46:11 PM PDT by
donmeaker
(Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
To: donmeaker
A later version of the prince was written in Italian.
47 posted on
07/26/2012 10:49:13 PM PDT by
donmeaker
(Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
To: donmeaker
Yeah, I corrected that above. The bio I read said he taught himself Spanish. Can’t remember the book right now.
48 posted on
07/27/2012 4:10:06 AM PDT by
LS
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