The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli | |
| List(s): | "Racine Library List" "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Philosophy" |
| Pages: | 138 |
| Year of Publication: | 1532 |
| Date Read: | 08/20/1988 |
| Notes: | For over four hundred years, The Prince has been the basic handbook of politics, statesmanship and power. Written by a Florentine nobleman whose name has become a synonym for crafty plotting, it is a fascinating political and social document. COMMENTS — Machiavelli on first impressions — “The first impression that one gets of a ruler and of his brains is from seeing the men he has about him.” On goodness — “A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many who are not good. Therefore, it is necessary to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge and not use it, according to the necessity of the case.” |
| My Rating: | 6 |