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500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures

  • Written by Vickie B. Sullivan, Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
imageJulius Caesar was the first tyrant of Rome, after which Rome was never again free.Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images

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