What do you think of 'The Prince' by Machiavelli

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    • Nov 2003
    • 32195

    #1

    What do you think of 'The Prince' by Machiavelli

    Anyone here read 'The Prince'? Dude goes all in. He went beyond keeping it real. What's your take on this piece of Renaissance REALPOLITIK masterpiece?

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  • globofun
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    • Aug 2005
    • 2651

    #2


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    • corvette
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      • Oct 2001
      • 7880

      #3
      amazing book, from my vague memory, the guy worked in the Italian government in the 1500's and picked up a lot of knowledge..i can def relate to this working at ccbill, some cunning, practical, ruthless, strategic, observations in there

      i just posted this a few days ago on a friends timeline, matter of fact:

      It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things; for the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order; this lukewarmness arising partly from the incredulity of mankind who does not truly believe in anything new until they actually have experience of it.

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      • Bman
        Confirmed User
        • Aug 2003
        • 1679

        #4
        blueprint for attaining and holding power...will always be the book for it.
        Machiavelli is one of the greatest philosophical minds of all time.
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        • CHMOD
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2003
          • 1697

          #5
          It was impressing how Machiavel thought about each type of possible manipulation to get and to keep power. I am 100% sure that each and every politician nowadays have read and are using his analysis/tricks.
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          • Bourke
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2013
            • 529

            #6
            Machiavelli wrote his piece "The Prince" while in exile, he was exiled because of his previous work calling on the principality to revert back to a democratic set up similar to early Rome. The prince did not like it and so Machiavelli was exiled. He hated being away from the city so when the new, young prince was looking like taking power he wrote The Prince as a gift, in an attempt to be invited back to court. He knew his words were true, but at the same time he did not believe in what he was saying, he was completely against a dictatorial rulership.
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            • red-xxx
              Confirmed User
              • Mar 2006
              • 112

              #7
              Very good book for the beach!
              Go on get into the Red!
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              • slapass
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                • Nov 2002
                • 14625

                #8
                A little hard to implement in a real world setting.

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                • arock10
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 6217

                  #9
                  Waiting for it to come out on ps4
                  Sup

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                  • Google Expert
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                    • Jun 2004
                    • 14294

                    #10
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                    • CaptainHowdy
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                      • Dec 2004
                      • 94735

                      #11
                      Fitting for the adult industry ...

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                      • 2MuchMark
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                        • Aug 2004
                        • 50984

                        #12
                        He made ugly Trans Ams in the 80's and got that Miami Vice guy to pitch them.



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                        • Best-In-BC
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jun 2002
                          • 9511

                          #13
                          Im half way threw it, been draging it out for no reason
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                          • _Richard_
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Oct 2006
                            • 30991

                            #14
                            very cool insight into how goverments/societies work.. you can take that book and apply it to every era, and they do, but you can also see the influences in every day life

                            fascinating book, and back story

                            interesting the irony behind how writing the book made him far more hated than he originally was

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