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Niccolo Machiavelli's The Qualities Of A Prince

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Next Power Up Some of you might say that there is more to a prince then showing wise leadership. In “The Qualities of a Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli it talks about the qualities of a prince that should be met in order to be a wise leader. A prince develops wise leadership by meeting the needs of the people by keeping his people safe, keeping his word, and keeping himself from being hated and despised. A prince should keep his word at all times, unless it is not for the good. “ A wise ruler, therefore, cannot and should not keep his word when such an observance of faith would be to his disadvantage…” (Machiavelli 48). It would not be wise for a prince to keep his promise to his people when as a result it could affect him and his people in
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