Machiavelli's "The Prince"
             In Machiavelli's "The Prince," Machiavelli is able to express his own theories on how a prince should act in certain situations. His style is known for being different from other philosophers because it is very straight forward and mostly the opposite of what many would think. He expresses this on things such as cruelty, generosity, what a prince should do for war and so on. The passage on being cruel is the most significant one because the main goal for a prince is to keep his kingdom united and loyal and to do that he must be cruel. A ruler's greatest attribute would be cruelty, and to be more specific a prince should not keep his word, accept being a miser which then all leads to be being despised and hated.
             Anyone that does not keep their word is considered a cruel or non trust worthy person. According to Machiavelli, there is no way a prince could be successful by keeping his word. It is far better for a prince to be able to know how to manipulate the minds of people and let them know what they what to hear but in the end not keeping his word. In every man there is a good man and then there is a beast, a prince must know how to wisely use the natures of both. Machiavelli believes that even though it is cruel to not keep your word, it is what a prince must do to keep his kingdom united and loyal. "...the princes who have accomplished great deeds are those who have cared little for keeping their promises and who have known how to manipulate the minds of men by shrewdness; and in the end they have surpassed those who laid their foundations open honesty."
             When it comes to generosity, Machiavelli is the one to say the opposite of what everyone else thinks is right. Machiavelli claims,"...that it would be good to be considered generous; nevertheless, generosity used in such a manner as to give you a reputation for it will harm you, because it is employ...