Editing Reginald Pole (section)

== Author ==
Pole was the author of ''De Concilio'', of a treatise on the authority of the [[pope]] and of a set of measures introduced by him to restore Catholic practice in England. He was also the author of many important letters, full of interest for the history of the time, edited by [[Angelo Maria Quirini]].<ref>five volumes, Brescia, 1744–57</ref>

Pole is known for his strong condemnation of [[Machiavelli]]'s book ''[[The Prince]]'', which he read in Italy, and on which he commented: "I found this type of book to be written by an enemy of the human race. It explains every means whereby religion, justice and any inclination toward virtue could be destroyed".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ov1JAAAAIAAJ|title=Defense of the Unity of the Church|first=Reginald|last=Pole|date=6 December 1965|publisher=Newman Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>