The Prince: A guide to being the best political leader. Machiavelli’s “The Prince” has made a major impact the literary and political world. The book is a literary masterpiece, an artwork of sort. It was one of the first humanistic works of the Renaissance. “The Prince” still remains one of the most controversial and vehemently debated books of today. Although many critics consider The Prince a satire, simply an attempt to reveal the problems …showed first 75 words of 421 total…

…showed last 75 words of 421 total…in their kingdoms, using this basic knowledge. The best prince will be able to determine the best course of action, not based on a strict moral or even political code, but simply Machiavelli’s general logic. Machiavelli doesn’t pretend to know all the answers, but portrays his book as simply a reference guide to political and military strategy, not obtained through special insight, but through his many year’s of experience in Italian politics.