Machiavelli

Evaluate Niccoló Machiavelli’s opinions about the ideal ruler Over the course of history there have been many rulers who have ruled over various lands. Some excelled, others just did the job, while many have failed miserably. The rulers have good and bad traits. Niccoló Machiavelli analyzed rulers and picked out the traits he saw as ideal. He wrote these traits out in his book The Prince. The historically important book is about rules for …

…powerful. The Prince is an important book. Its views were great for the time it was written. Now with democracy and the state of world politics these views would not work except in maybe a dictatorship. The views in the book are correct, but extreme, especially in the areas of spending money, being feared, and personal qualities. A great ruler has many qualities, but sometimes just has to be the right person for the job.