The Prince Essays

The Prince, which was a political treaty written by Niccolo Machiavelli in the year 1513 but was published in 1532. The book was an illustration of the relationship between politics and moral values. It showed the usage of political power and how to maintain the powers in the western world….

Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia” and Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” have certain similarities. The two texts have differences too. More’s “Utopia” and Machiavelli’s “The Prince” are similar in the sense that both texts are about leadership. Utopia discusses utopian rule that would establish a society with qualities such as communal property,…

The first and foremost criterion for a ruler is to remain in the seat of power. Truth and integrity are timeless values and as a ruler I will uphold them. The ambition to remain in the seat of power has both positive and negative connotations. The positive one is the…

In his famous work “The Prince”, Machiavelli offers the image of an ideal ruler, which can in principle be applied not only to Italy but also to other states. Machiavelli is mainly focused on the qualities of the ruler, while he pays particular attention to such quality as the ability…