"The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli

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This writer of this paper analyzes the main character in "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli as well as the author's view as to what is needed for the Prince to be an effective leader. This paper also explores the Prince's constant struggle between the members of the ruling class and ordinary people as well as the amount of ruthlessness that is required of him to lead his people.

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"Despite claiming to write from the vantage point of an ordinary man, Machiavelli writes as if he were present on the "lofty peak" of the prince he seeks to advise. The world that he describes is one in which a ruler is isolated by his authority that is constantly in danger of a challenge. These challenges can come from two places: external aggression and internal conspiracy. A prince can limit the possibility of challenges only if he has a well-armed and loyal army and if his subjects respect him."

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