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Some of the most recent speakers were: Mr. Rufus Jones (Venice), Professor Einaudi (Cavour), Professor G. Salvemini (Mazzini), and Professor Giuseppe Prezzolini (Machiavelli). This year the Circolo's list of speakers includes Professor C. R. Post, who will speak on Art, and Professor Salvemini, who will explain "The Geographical Position of Italy, and its Historical Implications." One evening will be taken up by a recital of Italian instrumental music. There will also be several farces and short plays acted by members of the Circolo...
...With "Machiavelli" as his subject Ginsepe Preggelint, director of the Gasa Italiana, will deliver a lecture to the members of the Cirecle Italiane at 8 o'clock in Phillips Brooks House...
Signer Fressolini will speak in Italian on the man who was the prototype of all modern political basses. Machiavelli was the first pragmatist in polities and many believe, the man whom Mussolini take as his model...
...politicians for the flag, the home, motherhood and other sanctified institutions has been a favorite theme of U. S. satirists since Lowell wrote The Biglow Papers. That this particular vein of fun has run thin became apparent last week with the publication of a ponderously humorous volume, patterned on Machiavelli's The Prince, purporting to bring to aspiring officeseekers the same quality of sagacious instruction, supported by instances drawn from practical politics, that the cynical Italian gave to the despots of his day. A tedious book, overlong, repetitious, The Politician contains a few hilarious examples of Fourth-of-July...
...general Italian economic picture last week was thus one of strong crosscurrents. Conservative in keeping the lira pegged, II Duce remains liberal in expenditures for social service, radical in his policy of war preparedness at any price. Profoundly influenced by Niccolo Machiavelli, the great Florentine who understood Italians better than anyone else, Dictator Mussolini considers that in an hour when all investments are bad, the best is to speculate on a program of conquest or, better still, obtain Ethiopia by intimidation. No leader ever fell and no people ever revolted or were basically unhappy, Il Duce feels, while they were...