TY  - BOOK
AU  - Machiavelli,Niccolò
AU  - Marriott,W.K.
TI  - The Prince
AV  - JC 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - State, The -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Political science -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Political ethics -- Early works to 1800
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince; Release date is 2006-02-11; The Prince -- Description of the methods adopted by the Duke Valentino when murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, the Signor Pagolo, and the Duke di Gravina Orsini -- The life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca; John Bickers, David Widger and Others; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a political treatise written in 1513 and published in 1532. Presented as an instruction guide for new rulers, this controversial work suggests that immoral acts may be necessary to achieve political power and glory. Written in vernacular Italian rather than Latin, it breaks from traditional advice literature by focusing on practical effectiveness over abstract ideals. Its worldview challenged dominant Catholic doctrines of the time, making "Machiavellian" synonymous with political cunning and contributing to modern negative connotations of politics itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1232
ER  -