What is The Prince?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Prince''''' is a book written by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], who lived in the city of [[Florence]] in the country of [[Italy]]. The book was published in [[1532|1513]]. The book talks about [[politics]] and [[government]]. During his life, Machiavelli saw many changes in the government of Florence. He thought a lot about what a [[king]] or [[prince]] should do to make a strong government. In the book, he said the ruler had to get a lot of [[Influence|power]]. One of the things he said that made people worried, was that [[ethics]] and [[politics]] are different. A person might have to do things that are ''wrong'' to get power. This thought made his works scandalous. Some people think that Machiavelli was being honest with his advice and saying what he really thought. Other people think that Machiavelli was playing a joke on princes who wanted too much power and did not care about what was right. == Other websites == * '''[http://www.ibiblio.org/ml/libri/m/MachiavelliNB_IlPrincipe/main_h.html Il Principe]''' (HTML e-book) * '''[http://www.theprincebookfree.com The Prince Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226043111/https://theprincebookfree.com/ |date=2021-02-26 }}''' Read the book online or download for free. Suitable for e-readers {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince, The}} [[Category:Works of philosophy]] [[Category:Political books]] [[Category:16th-century books]] [[Category:1510s works]] [[Category:Italian literature]]