Part of the Hero Classics seriesEveryone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.The Prince is generally labelled as a cynical and overly pragmatic account of gaining and retaining political power. It is a significant deviation from the righteous meditations of Plato and Aristotle, which emphasise the goodness of human nature. Living in a harsh political climate, Machiavelli devised a more practical and truetolife guide for leaders who cannot possibly be always good and just. For instance, he talks among other things about the importance to inflict pain all at once but distribute the rewards available gradually and in limited amounts. Besides, the idea that the ends justify the means had never been featured in literature so prominently and openly before. Farfetched at first glance, Machiavellis insights after some analysis starts making practical sense when every state and society need to maintain one thing stability.Although not idealistic, the text is undeniably valid as we can easily track the Princes features in the best and the worst political leaders of the previous century who are united by the amount of power they were able to exerts from political heroes such as Churchill and JFK to fascist and communist dictators. In the modern world, The Prince is a viable manual of conduct more than ever with the intense demand for competitiveness not only in the political but equally in business and other spheres.The text is also famous for being...

Binding: Paperback;144 pages; Publisher: Legend Press Ltd; Classification: HPS; Weight: 262 g; Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 9

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