Machiavelli - The Prince Explained In 3 Minutes

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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is the most influential work on political power ever written. It consists of 26 chapters, with the book split into two, roughly equal parts. The first half covers how to gain power and the second concerns how to hold onto that power once you have gained it. Machiavelli's writing has stressed the need to be real, rather than focusing on what is ideal.

The book has influenced many leaders all over the world from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to Napoleon Bonaparte and Joseph Stalin. To this day it has an extensive effect on politics and ethics.

In this video, I give a brief overview of Machiavelli's most influential strategies and ideas, including examples featuring commanders such as Alexander the Great.

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Ideas from Machiavelli's, The Prince...

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Each video will look at a particular idea or theme from the book with historical examples given by Machiavelli himself as well as modern implementations of his principles.

To whet your appetite, here’s a *very* condensed version of the book to give you a hint of what’s to come.

Thank you for your appreciation and help in actively promoting the work on this channel. Enjoy the upcoming videos on Machiavelli’s views of how the game is *really* played.

- Adam

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Niccolò Machiavelli pondered that timeless conundrum 500 years ago and hedged his bets. “It may be answered that one should wish to be both, ” he acknowledged, “but because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved.
It is much safer to be feared than loved because ... love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”

niccolomachiavelli

This has literally just saved my participation grade for my online class thank you so much

lanagracemcleod

Too many people look at this as a way to live a life. This was not Machiavelli's intention, I think rather clearly. He himself did not live in extravagant life, he spent his time studying and writing, he was extremely intelligent and worked on many projects to benefit Florence. He was for the Republic and was a very devout Christian. Not everybody is meant to be a leader of a city-state.

torietorreano

I had a death in my family this week and during all of the grief I was assigned to read Machiavellis “The Prince”. Thank you for helping me out with this, because despite who you lose the world never stops turning.

PurpleDragon

Now I understand why 2pac was highly influenced by this book

valentino

rewatching this a million times for an exam i have in the morning. thank you!!!

kendalstopinski

I would rather be a leader who is feared by all and stands for his people, than a leader who is loved by all and stands for nothing.

MrHonkler

Ah Machiavelli wrote a book about Ezio Auditore da Frienze

memorycode

Thank you for this quick knowledge that people take for granted.

stopchemtrails

Oh man, been waiting for this. Looking forward to it!

thomedwards

I had heard of Machiavelli before, but this video really brought his ideas to life. I never realized how much of an impact his writings have had on our understanding of power and leadership

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