When I set out to write this paper I pondered how can I make this an interesting paper? So I thought that I would take Niccolo` Machiavelli "The Prince" and give a twenty year-old Generation X's views on his masterpiece. So with that I will try to give you my opinions on what I think of Machiavelli's book and the idea's there in. The first idea that I will discuss is Machiavelli's view on how many principalities there are and ways to obtain them. In "The Prince" Machiavelli explains that in his view there are two types of principalities. The first being a principality that is inherited and the second being a new principality. The first one he deals with is the inherited principality. The inherited principality is one that has been ruled by an established family for a long period of time. New principalities are principalities that have that can or have been acquired by fortune or prowess.
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Niccolo Machiavelli 1
Niccolo Machiavelli 1 uHe says that when a person acquires a new principality it is much more difficult to hold onto than one that has been inherited. In an inherited one the people in the area have always had these rulers and just believe that they have the right to be in control. I agree totally with Machiavelli here in that a person who is put in control or has taken control, especially if taken by violent measures they will have a difficult time keeping control. I believe this because the people who live there will not have much faith in a person who has taken control not by his god given right but by military strength or ruthlessness. This is especially true if the previous ruler was well liked by the people and they did not want...