What did Nicolo Machiavelli say?

Question

What did Nicolo Machiavelli (Donato di Nicolo di Betto Bardi) say?

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Answer 1

Machiavelli wrote the Prince and argued several points about the key attributes of Prince-like ruler. Such as measured ruthlessness, ability to use people as pawns, and ability to manipulate the people to his will. Overall, most people link the phase the ends justify the measn with Machiavelli's teachings. However, it is interesting to note that some argue that his writing the Prince was actualy a subversive lesson atempting to teach commoners about the evils and moral wrongs of such rulers.

Answer 2

Nicolo Machiavellis e book is handbook for the Italian Princes who ruled the fragmented city states; politically and militarily volatile. Nicolo's first substantial contributions to governing philosophy are: in the beginning- callous, effective action is the main suitable direction- and princedom needs no ethical good to exercising that action. Secondly- he gave sturdy logical suggestion concerning many varieties of political machinations; so while callous procedures have been used they a minimum of accomplished their purpose. His writings have been revelationary in 2 techniques. in the beginning that they have got been the antithesis of Chivalry- the ethical code which had (pretended to) handbook Europes kings and nobles because of the fact the eleventh century. This Chivalry in part provided a king's justification of his place. Secondly they provided suggestion to a place which replaced into supposedly totally guided and chosen via the choose of God- in doing so asserting the fallibility of monarchs and offering needless to say ungodly suggestion.

Answer 3

Your other answerers are going down the right tracks with what they say about Machiavelli. What I would say though is that although the work is dedicated to Medici, the prince in question is likely Borgia. Here's a translation of The Prince if you'd care to examine the evidence for yourself.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/machiavelli-prince.html#DEDICATION

Answer 4

"Il fine giustifica i mezzi", meaning roughly "The goal justifies the means to reach it".

It has been atribueted to him but it appears as it had been said by somebody else.

He wrote the Prince, one of the first political-related books, in which he explains what a ruler needs to do and has to be to rule a country. It is entitled (allthough not openly) to Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florenz, who, in his eyes, was the person who could have unified Italy under himself.