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Niccolo Machiavellis The Prince examines the nature of power and his views of power are still somewhat in existence today. ... In The Prince, Machiavelli discusses two distinct groups of people, the political elite, including nobles and other princes, and the general public. ...
Machiavelli concentrates on relations between the prince and the political elite. ... A prince must act with dictatorial power in order to maintain his position. ... Since the nobles are unforgiving and greedy it would be dangerous if not downright suicidal for a prince to rely on their good will.
Equally important, Machiavelli states that a prince, a political leader, has different concerns than the general public. For a prince personal actions, which would be considered immoral or unvirtuous, may save lives or help the princes country. In this way a prince is not immoral, but instead acts with a morality different in nature from the general public. ... Yet, a miserly prince "will come to be considered more generous when it is realized that his revenues are sufficient to defend himself against enemies that attack him, and to undertake campaigns without imposing special taxes on the people" (p. ... Yet, a prince should not allow troubles "to develop in order to avoid fighting a war for wars can not really be avoided, but are merely postponed to the advantage of others" (p.
Approximate Word count = 1036
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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