Machiavelli and "The Prince"

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli or simply Machiavelli was a writer. Machiavelli lived from 1469-1527 in that time he did many different things he was a artist and a writer. During his life he was most known for a book he wrote called "The Prince" which was written in 1513. "The Prince" was about how to gain and keep power/leadership. The book is sometimes referred to as the first work of modern philosophy and has been read by many of today's well known leaders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command." In my eyes I view this as Machiavelli's most important quote. This is so important to me because you simply you can't expect results til you know how to get to those results. For example George W. Bush our previous president of the United States, many people thought he was unintelligent. But though they thought that they saw that he had the leadership skills need to govern a country so even though people did not always favor him many voted for him because they knew he could get the job done and lead. So to lead you must know how it's so simple, but without it you won't make any progress.

"A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." This quote form Machiavelli is saying that breaking a promise should always be acceptable. In my mind i think that this is not the case, while there may be good times and good reason to break a promise there is not always. "When a man takes an oath... he's holding his own self in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then - he needn't hope to find himself again." ~Robert Bolt, This quote represents how I feel about promises that letting them go shows what kind of person you are and will hurt you more than it can help.
http://www.quotegarden.com/promises.html

"Before all else, be armed." For the Incas this would have been a valuable tip. This would have maybe even saved the Incas because it in a way tells them that you must be ready for what ever lies beyond. For example people have created bunkers designed to withhold radiation in area that have never seen powerful radiation. They did this because though they have never had the issue they want to know that they are ready to deal with that problem if it ever arises. If the Incas knew that you should be ready for anything or anyone they would have been much better off. Machiavelli's quotes from "The Prince" are very simple ideas that simply need to often be put in effect to help leaders control and hold power.

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"A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise."is not always the case.