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Classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power is refreshing in its directness, yet often disturbing in its cold practicality. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this calculating prescription for power remains today, nearly 500 years after it was written, a timely and startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule.
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A Great Read!,
This review is from: The Prince (Paperback)
While much of the material might come off as cold, deceptive, immoral, or just unacceptable to the average person, it is truly a unique reading experience. Machiavelli unemotionally lays out a series of logical arguments on what one must do to gain and, perhaps more importantly, maintain power over a people/society/kingdom, citing multiple examples and explanations for each one. I would recommend this little book without hesitation as an interesting read on historical politics and strategy.
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Want to learn how to conquer the world?,
By "cmartis" (Stone Mountain, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Prince (Paperback)
Machiavelli wrote this book for the Medici back in a time that is suppossed to be so different from today. Yet, The Prince is as applicable as the day it was wrote- maybe more so. It's a concise, almost surgical, guidebook to world domination. Superficially, this book is written like stereo instructions with precise directions on control of your enemies, followers, and friends. But, deeply, it will force any serious reader to take stock of the lengths neccessary to attain great power. Lives are flited at like pieces on a chess board with absolutely no uneccessary concern (if they can't hurt ya, screw 'em). Why, aside from that whole learning about world domination thing, this book is such a neccessary read for anybody with a stake in daily life is because this is the book your leaders sleep with under their pillow. There hasn't been an intelligent, powerful, and influential political leader that hasn't been influenced by Machiavelli and this book. It's very important to really wrap yourself around reality in reading this book so as to open your own eyes to what people do to lead (not just dictators, facists, and imperialists, but deomcrats and republicans.). This book is Political Reality 101- you must read it.
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This review is from: The Prince (Paperback)
I really liked this book it was a short read, enjoyable and interesting. Machiavelli wrote this book well over 500 years ago; this book is more of a guideline (or a manual) than it is a book. Originally written for Lorenzo de Medici, this book can be used by any leader present in the foothold of power. Even though 500 years have passed and much has changed from past to present, this book still holds value and can be used by leaders present in power, and after reading this book? I without a doubt believe many leaders (after Machiavelli) have used this book, espeically American leaders.Though many people will critiscize Machiavelli time and time again for writing this book? Machiavelli was simply expressing what reality had provided for him. Machiavelli had seen the mistakes many leaders (past and present) had made, to that he wrote "The Prince" and added factual and historical refrences as to how a leader can avoid such errors. Although Machiavelli died on june 21st 1527 at the age of 58, his works still lives on to this day echoing from the past.
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