Le Prince

THE GREAT TEXTS OF THE XVI HEADING "To know the nature of the people well, one must be prince, and, to know the nature of the princes well, one must be of the people." Seeking to return to grace to the Medici, his masters, the Florentine high official Machiavelli addresses to them this book which defines, just five centuries ago, all the principles of the "realpolitik". How can one conquer power and preserve it? Should one preserve the monarchies, and by what means? Should one rely on fortune and strength rather than on religion and morality? For what purpose use of state propaganda? Without illusions about human nature, Machiavelli, far from the Machiavellism that is lent to him, hated tyranny. Pragmatic, he was a republic of heart, in this republic of Florence confiscated by the nobles and bankers. @ Available at 12-21 THE NUMERICAL EDITOR