The Prince What would it take to be a Prince and stay in power? In the story of the Prince, Machiavelli writes about some controversial ways to keep power, if you were a Prince. After reading this story I asked my self the question, do I agree with Machiavelli's methods. If I were the Prince and was presented with Machiavelli's treatise, I would accept and his ideas and advice. Machiavelli, first makes the point of …showed first 75 words of 1163 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1163 total…future of warfare, and still to this day, leaders govern through fear, such as X Iraq leader-Saddam. With these examples, I am left to feel great pride in my country an say "God Bless America". Works Cited The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Second Edition; Volume C Niccolo Machiavelli. " The Prince" (1)Chapter XIV, Internet http://www.the-prince-by-machiavelli.com/the-prince/the_prince_chapter_14.html (2) Chapter IX, Internet http://www.the-prince-by-machiavelli.com/the-prince/the_prince_chapter_9.html