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The Way a Prince Should Act According to Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli was a bright political philosopher who questioned how power could be controlled within its own state. He had come up with various unique ideas that may compel or move people within the Renaissance or even in society today. The book Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, The Prince, focuses on how a monarchy should be organized in order to be successful. Some of his ideas are quite skeptical and cruel, but according to the Florentine, it is the proper way for any monarchy to become favored over other powers who try to control one others land.
In the beginning of the book, Niccolo Machiavelli introduces the two ways a state can be governed, which is either a Republic, or a Principality. However, he focuses more on the way a monarch should be governed because it was clearly mentioned in his previous novel. As a principality, Machiavelli thought that there were two ways in which a monarch could be ruled, either as......

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