Machiavelli's The Prince

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In the excerpt of “The Prince”, the author discusses the occupation of a prince. The ideas and realistic human aspects that affect the things a prince does. In “The Prince”, Niccolo Machiavelli, the author explores the realistic aspects of human nature that affect the relationship idealistic image of a ruler in order to teach his idea of what a ruler must truly be. Machiavelli in the excerpt on princely virtues points out the idea that a prince/ruler is just a human being. That the idea of a perfect ruler is not actually possible because a human being does not possess all praiseworthy attributes. This is a stark contrast to a well-respected idea at the time, that a ruler should be an all knowing man who is virtuous, because he is chosen by