Can the aims of princes-such as glory and survival-justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends? Machiavelli provides a prince's instruction manual on how to obtain, and keep, power. "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." "Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are." This masterpiece classic by Nicolo Machiavelli is printed on high quality paper with a beautiful, durable cover.

Originally published in 1513, Machiavelli's "The Prince" has become the most well-known and controversial political treatise ever written. Written as advice for princes, Machiavelli espouses a then unheard-of philosophy that can still be seen in the world today.

A must read for every individual on the planet. This is a quality reprint of the literary classic. From www.wikipedia.com The Prince is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of the...

An innovative political treatise and one of the first works of modern philosophy.

The Prince is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics."

The Prince is a classic book that explores the attainment, maintenance, and utilization of political power in the western world. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to demonstrate his skill in the art of the state, presenting advice on how a prince might acquire and hold power. Machiavelli defended the notion of rule by force rather than by law. Accordingly, The Prince seems to rationalize a number of actions done solely to perpetuate power. It is an examination of power-its attainment, development, and successful use.