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
            
             and maintain power.
            
             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,
            
             popes ruled.
            
             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
            
             hand.
            
             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
            
             philosophized.
            
             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 bu...