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Was Machiavelli chauvinistic or just speaking for his time?
Maybe both? I don't know.
But definitely have more chauvinistic traits

Nevertheless a prince ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred; because he can endure very well being feared whilst he is not hated.

He ought never, therefore, to have out of his thoughts this subject of war, and in peace he should addict himself more to its exercise than in war.

I fear Machiavelli is setting up dictators....

For injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less; benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavour of them may last longer.

Let's not tell Paul, but I did zone out for a minute there

Upon this one has to remark that men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge.