The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Several states which have always practiced the rule of power deploy either republics or principalities. Principalities are a rule of law where the ruling system is hereditary, and only the family of the rulers are allowed to practice power continuously (Niccolo, 2018). Sometimes the hereditary prince could absorb certain individuals into the system, and they could live in freedom or under the prince. Ability or fortune also made some people find their ways to the prince and live under him.
Hereditary principalities also experienced some challenges in the states they represented especially those who are long accustomed to their prince than those who are new. Sometimes when the principalities were inept in the ruling, their powers could be seized. When they don’t rule effectively, their memories are lost, and the love is transferred to the new prince in the same line.
In chapter three Machiavelli demonstrates why it is difficult to maintain a new principality than heredity state. People will be comparing the new ruler with the former to evaluate the level of leadership that they practice (Niccolo, 2018). The expectations of an improvement from the previous ruling sometimes can induce people to turn against the un-established prince. New states that do not speak and hold the same customs to the one of the prince are much more challenging to rule and maintain, and the best option is to stay in the new city and govern effectively without anyone plundering their territories.

The author also states that cities which are acquired and are used to their customs need an effective strategy of the ruling. The prince must ravage the cities, reside by them and make them his subjects or allow them to live by their customs and getting used to it to become friendly (Niccolo, 2018). The principalities which are acquired by an individual’s arms and ability requires that the new prince learn the strengths and weaknesses of the existing prince then look for the best way to overpower them and establish their rules.
The author stresses that those who become a prince by good fortunes often rise tremendously to popularity and several people become loyal to them. A principality acquired by wickedness, on the other hand, does not have a future and the powers can be sophisticated anytime upon realization of the method the prince used to obtain the power (Niccolo, 2018). Finally, a civil principality is where the citizen in leadership becomes the prince of the country by the favor of the citizens, and it is full of happiness and comfort. It is acquired by the support of the nobles or the people, and it builds on the reputation of the prince.

Reference
Niccolo, M. (2018). The Prince. Global Grey ebooks