Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian statesman
             and political philosopher. He was employed on diplomatic
             missions as defense secretary of the Florentine republic, and was
             tortured when the Medici returned to power in 1512. When he
             retired from public life he wrote his most famous work, The Prince
             (1532), which describes the means by which a leader may gain
             I enjoyed the book. I believe it defines the characteristics
             and qualities that a leader should have. Very interesting and it
             could be related to life. I feel smarter now because the book
             taught a lot. The theme of the book reflects on how principalities
             ( states, provinces etc...) should be ruled.
             Machiavelli uses arguments that can be unsterstood by anybody,
             you can picture where he is coming from like how some kings,
             I think Machiavelli perfectly achieved his aims. He made the
             main topic of the book stand out it was just something you
             couldn't miss. I think all of his aims were supported with some
             type of evidence that truly did matter.
             I believe the author is fair and accurate with the
             topic in all at the same time. I don't think there is anything that
             is so far fetched from the truth , everything is not any more
             or less than the truth. He also seemed to look at all sides of the
             issues good and bad giving you a better feel of the issues at
             There is definitely enough information in the book, it was
             thoroughly written out explaining every aspect. The
             author gave good examples referring to certain people and
             describing the way they ruled, providing enough information to
             relate back to what he was originally saying. It was perfectly
             In the end the book was very satisfying. I came out with a
             lot more knowledge than I had before. The book had a few words
             that happened to be new to me but after looking them up the
             book was a breeze to read. The novel taught me skills in
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