# Niccolò Machiavelli — The Social Contract character guide

> Niccolò Machiavelli in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Macchiavelli

**First appearance:** 0033-vi-monarchy

## Who they are

Political thinker referenced regarding government and princely rule.

## In the story

### [Monarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_social_contract_se/chapters/vi-monarchy)

Cited for his work 'The Prince,' which Rousseau interprets as a lesson for the people rather than for kings.

### [Deputies or Representatives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_social_contract_se/chapters/xv-deputies-or-representatives)

Implied in the discussion of the decline of states and the use of force versus representation.

### [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_social_contract_se/chapters/book-iv)

Referenced in the context of the dictator and the Roman Republic's institutions.

### [The Dictatorship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_social_contract_se/chapters/vi-the-dictatorship)

Referenced indirectly through the discussion of Roman political practices and the concept of dictatorship.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_social_contract_se/chapters/endnotes)

Quoted on divisions in a republic and on the necessity for a legislator to have recourse to God; defended as a proper man and good citizen whose hidden aim was love of liberty.

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