Status Updates From Fyrsten

Perhaps Machiavelli will cover this in a later chapter, but the most important thing I’ve learned is if you aim to hold power: have a silly name.

So… let’s go

The nobles have more foresight, and are most astute, they always act in time to safeguard their interests, and they take sides with the whom they expect to win. Again, a prince must always live with the same people, but he can well do without the nobles, since he can make and unmake them every day, increasing and lowering their standing at will.