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The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Philosophy · History · Science

Open Library OL1089297W

Many commentators have viewed that one of the main themes of The Prince is that immoral acts are sometimes necessary to achieve political glory. From Machiavelli's correspondence, a version was being written, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (Of Principalities).

About the author

Machiavelli’s The Prince is a short, blunt book about getting and keeping power. It has been read as advice, as satire, and as a report on how states actually behave. More of this shelf for Niccolò Machiavelli.

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