More Thoughts on The Prince

In The Prince, Machiavelli describes a certain world that is often hidden, it is a world we don't want to believe exists. In the world Machiavelli describes, particularly the leaders of this world, people must be willing to set aside their sense of morality, the law, the distinctions between right and wrong, and be willing to forsake the just route in order to secure power. If we are to believe that this is the true nature of the world we live in, then we must accept that most of what people...