Essentially the prince was Machiavelli’s take on how to rule a government or kingdom properly, while his ideology is very radical in modern day society it is still hailed as one of the greatest pieces of literature written during the renaissance. Machiavelli begins by talking about the different kinds of states particularly principalities. He then describes the different kinds of principalities both new principalities and hierarchy principalities. He says that you can ether take control by fortune, for instance if the land was passed on to you, or you could take it with force by which he means killing or overthrowing the rulers of the government and establishing your own rule. But do not cause rebellion in the process. The next few chapters …show more content…
A ruler that has different cultural or religious beliefs than the majority of the population he is governing will make it much more difficult to maintain order and security. Most importantly you must earn your citizens loyalty and trust even if this means being deceitful and making false or untrue statements as long as you can prove you’re right in some way. And if it comes down to it and someone gets to snoopy and starts to spread rumors around the citizens, do what needs to be done, kill him or her if necessary. However you must try to make the best possible impression on the population as possible, for example kiss some babies, donate money and so on, while also showing you are strong and courageous by crushing any opposition from other states or kingdoms with extreme prejudice. This way you are both loved by you're people and feared by your enemy, however don’t lean to far to one side. Like it or not there will always be problems that arise in a society a ruler needs to be fast and efficient when acting on issues before they become out of control,