Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolò Machiavelli, originally called "De Principatibus" (About Principalities). It was written around 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. The treatise is not actually representative of his published work during his lifetime, but it is certainly the best remembered one, and which caused such terms as "Machiavellian intelligence" to be coined later.

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The views expressed within The Prince may seem extreme; however, the text was written during a period of continuous conflict in Florence. Accordingly, Machiavelli's views were such that stability was paramount and the only government he believed could achieve this was a tyrannical one.

The views expressed in The Prince are often venerated as the methods an aspiring prince can use to gain power, and/or an existing prince can use to establish and maintain his reign. According to Machiavelli, moral principles must yield entirely to each unique circumstance’s requisites. Therefore, it is imperative that the Prince be willing to do anything necessary to maintain power; however, Machiavelli asserts strongly that above all, the Prince must not be hated, yet the Prince should gain from being feared rather than loved.

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Last three kegs of Spaten Oktoberfest will be poured tonight at the Student Prince, Springfield
Miller Movie this THURSDAY: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Miller Aud, 9 pm. Admission $1 w/WMU student ID - http://is.gd/5fU6N
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Miller Movie this THURSDAY: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Miller Aud, 9 pm. Admission $1 w/WMU student ID - http://is.gd/5fU6N
FREE, showing of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" at the UTPA Student Union theater; tonight at 7pm.
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FREE, showing of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" at the UTPA Student Union theater; tonight at 7pm.
Oh Robson Green, you're so pretty. And brilliant. (Wonder where I can get a dvd of The Student Prince.) #WireInTheBlood
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Oh Robson Green, you're so pretty. And brilliant. (Wonder where I can get a dvd of The Student Prince.) #WireInTheBlood
The Prince and Me - Julia Stiles ✇ A free-spirited pre-med student falls in love with one of her classmates, not knowing… http://j.mp/4vY4wa
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The Prince and Me - Julia Stiles ✇ A free-spirited pre-med student falls in love with one of her classmates, not knowing… http://j.mp/4vY4wa
Got to go to sterling today to sing and play guitar for the student radio... Doing a cover of the fresh prince theme tune.
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Got to go to sterling today to sing and play guitar for the student radio... Doing a cover of the fresh prince theme tune.

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