Governing countries and states properly has been a difficult task from the
             beginning of time. In every country there will be people to who are unhappy
             and will disagree with your rule, causing your system to fail. So, century after
             century, people have tried new ways to make their politics suffice everyone's
             needs. However, the art of politics is a complicated and challenging issue that
             will always be needed to be dealt with. There have been many ways in which
             people have preached their ideas on politics, but none were better than those of
             Niccolo Machiavelli. Born in 1469, Niccolo was adamant in creating a master
             plan for seizing and controlling power. He voiced these themes on what it takes
             to be a prince of a state in his magnificent book, The Prince. In his book many
             themes were expressed in order to fulfill the role of a prince. These themes
             ranged from human nature to military force and most importantly virtue.
             Machavelli believed that the state is the highest achievement of man and
             one should love the state more than his own soul. Being the perfect prince is
             clearly a difficult task, but if done correctly, it can be very rewarding. Machiavelli
             also believed that human nature does not change. In general Machiavelli
             thought people were ungrateful, selfish, and insincere people, who only care
             about themselves. Therefore the government must take account for man's true
             nature and use his qualities for its purposes. Machiavelli also explained that a
             ruler who intends to be successful must be prepared to do bad things when
             necessary. He must sometimes caress, sometimes hurt, sometimes forgive, and
             sometimes punish. This requirement must override all moral judgments, and
             when making the decision, the ruler must act without hesitation. Hesitation
             would project "false wisdom".
             Another, and probably the most important concept of political success i...