The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli"Machiavellian" became an adjective — the rarest achievement for an author.
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“And since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.”
— Niccolò Machiavelli
Why It's Lindy
"Machiavellian" became an adjective — the rarest achievement for an author. His central insight that politics operates by different rules than personal morality has never been refuted.
About This Volume
A political treatise on how a ruler should acquire and maintain political power. The foundational text of modern political science.
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Why should I read The Prince?
"Machiavellian" became an adjective — the rarest achievement for an author. His central insight that politics operates by different rules than personal morality has never been refuted.
What is The Prince about?
A political treatise on how a ruler should acquire and maintain political power. The foundational text of modern political science.
