The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

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Always visible content "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a political treatise written in 1513 a ... hiavelli is a political treatise written in 1513 and published in 1532. Presented as an instruction guide for new rulers, this controversial work suggests that immoral acts may be necessary to achieve political power and glory. Written in vernacular Italian rather than Latin, it breaks from traditional advice literature by focusing on practical effectiveness over abstract ideals. Its worldview challenged dominant Catholic doctrines of the time, making "Machiavellian" Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less synonymous with political cunning and contributing to modern negative connotations of politics itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)