The Prince (Bantam Classics)
When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccol? Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television network, he only wrote a book. But what a book The Prince is. Its essential contribution to modern political thought lies in Machiavelli's assertion of the then revolutionary idea that theological and moral imperatives have no place in the political arena. "It must be understood," Machiavelli avers, "that a prince ... cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state." With just a little imagination, readers can discern parallels between a 16th-century principality and a 20th-century presidency. --Tim Hogan
Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince... a king... a president.
When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In The Prince he envisioned what would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.
Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.??Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president.??When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic.??In The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion.??Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Recipe of the American Corporate State
Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a guide of morality-void techniques for acquiring and maintaining political power and ultimately, political fortune. Written nearly 500 years ago, this blueprint for tyranny is just as relevant today. As his compass,...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
An easy read that is full of vital lessons.
This particular version of Nicccolo Machievelli's "The Prince" was incredibly easy to read. There was no rubbing my noggin wondering what he was saying. Nope it was as clear as day and the way that he described retaining power is still the same...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
`Do the ends justify the means?'
A young colleague of mine recently said `management is easy'. I smiled enigmatically and considered buying him a copy of `The Prince' but I fear it would be wasted. I am now on my third copy of this book which, alas, I can only read in English....
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
the prince
Without a doubt, Nicolo Machiavelli has to be the most dissembling, evil man I've ever read. Though he covers it well in his constantly changing subjects and demeanor I would have not wanted to be around him in the 16th century. I would have...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
Classic that's still relevant because of what's happening today
Heard THE PRINCE by Niccolo Machiavelli, one of those books
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
A Classic for Political Science
A worthwhile investment. It can teach you a lot about old European politics. If you have ever peered into European history, you would have had to anticipate Machiavelli's sentiments. If you were royalty would you take his advice?
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 03, 2008 Type: User Review |
Not much I can add
What more to write that others haven't? It's The Prince, Machiavelli's work, chances are you're coming in with a lot of preconceived notions, assumptions, or just intrigue.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 31, 2008 Type: User Review |
Required reading
What can I say?
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
A guide to gaining and maintaining power
This book was written by the famous Italian statesman Niccolo Machiavelli in 1531. This book is a classic and I was pleasantly surprised that the content was not dated and the principles translate easily into the modern worlds of business and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
No, not Prince the artist...
If you want to compare 'The Prince' with the artist 'Prince', it will result in one big contradiction. Where the artist needed 60 or so albums to get his point across, Machiavelli only needed this one book to withstand the test of time.
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