For many centuries people have been looking for answers to different questions that political life raises. To find these answers we often draw attention to the ideas developed centuries ago. One of the people who established ideas about politics was Niccolo Machiavelli whose work was important ever since and often gave people answers in this area. His two most known books on politics, The Prince and The Discourses, still have immense importance in study of politics. History tends to repeat itself, and can be understood as a cycle, where many things can be predicted as a result of analyses. That is why after more then four hundred years we still discuss Machiavelli's work.
             In The Discourses author discuses what the "form of government" should be like taking in account republics, and in The Prince he gives certain criteria for Princes how to maintain power in hereditary states. Although ideas of these two books are different in some ways, there are certain points in which Machiavelly holds the same understanding. In both his books attention is drawn not only to discussion of the governmental estates, but also to the people who live under rule of their Prince. Although in The Prince Machiavelli has as the main goal giving suggestions to the Prince in order to be successful in his politics and in Discourses he doesn't emphasize any parts of republic, such as Prince, military, or people discussing good life of the commonwealth, the discussion about people remains significant. That is why it is important to understand if Machiavelly holds the same view of the role of "the people" in each work.
             Analyzing the two works it is appropriate to consider, that people is the main powerful force which even being under the rule of the governor, forms either republic or principality, and are capable for reforms despite of might of their Prince.
             Talking about people Machiavelli means the society that comp...