Niccolò Machiavelli is most famous for
The Prince, his seminal text on politics, war and statecraft.
The Prince
has educated many leaders, schemers and criminals for five centuries.
In a December 10, 1513 letter, Machiavelli informed his friend Francesco
Vettori that he had
just completed his treatise.
It
was assigned reading in one of my high school English classes. I’m glad
that I read it. It’s a hard, realistic look at human behavior. The 284
th Rule of Acquisition says, “Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.” Machiavelli would have agreed.
The Prince has endured because Machiavelli was right.
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