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A review by mistercrow
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
2.0
There were certain things that contradicted itself (the idea that a prince must have his people on his side, at the same time it said that you can be cruel to the poor because they're poor and nobody cares; what if the people you represent are poor?)
Anyways, though it's an interesting read because I can see how these 'sets of rules' are applied to everyday society (especially politics, governments, or even something like big business), it was very annoying and stupid to read. It was pretty much saying how if you wanted to be powerful; you had to be cruel, paranoid, and hide behind an army to get away with everything (dictatorship, much?) or, you know, just be a King Joffrey type.
Anyways, though it's an interesting read because I can see how these 'sets of rules' are applied to everyday society (especially politics, governments, or even something like big business), it was very annoying and stupid to read. It was pretty much saying how if you wanted to be powerful; you had to be cruel, paranoid, and hide behind an army to get away with everything (dictatorship, much?) or, you know, just be a King Joffrey type.