On this point, it is also worthy of remark that his culture was rather Roman than Hellenic.

Had he at any period of his life made as profound a study of Plato's political dialogues as he made of Livy's histories, we cannot but feel that his theories both of government and statecraft might have been more concordant with a sane and normal humanity.
[1] See Villani's _Machiavelli_, vol.i.

p.303.Ed.

Le Monnier.
[2] See vol.i.of the edition of Machiavelli, by Mess.

Fanfani and Passerini, Florence, 1873; p.lv.