![]() The Prince is a 16th-century political novel written by Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman Niccolo Machiavelli. In the book, Machiavelli writes about the philosophy of politics and what it takes to rule over a principality, a state ruled by a prince. Having this to be considered the first modern novel, it deals with what we today would often be concerned about like the preservation of ethics and virtuous and prosperous political figures and how based upon what they’ve done to attain their principalities, will be either loved or feared by their people. What got me into The Prince was my dad and his political and philosophical influence over me. It was only until recently that I took interest in politics so it only made sense that I would want to read the most famous political book of them all. The thing that I most enjoy about the book is how preservation and power are conveyed. The greatest example of this is when Machiavelli writes about whether it's safer to be feared or loved as a prince, “it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.” This quote states that if you can’t be both feared and loved, the best option would be to be feared because of the dread of punishment that you, as a prince, would want to avoid at every cost. Overall, I don’t have any negative comments about the book except for the fact that it can be difficult to read but I recommend this book to anyone that finds interest in political science. -LF, grade 10
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