Do I agree with Machiavelli? If I were the prince and was presented Machiavelli’s treatise, I would accept much of Machiavelli’s advice. First I would like to discuss his advice war. His explanations of the armies and troops help you better understand what kind of power/army works, and which tactics don’t work. His explanation of mercenaries, auxiliary troops, native troops, and mixed troops his very powerful in helping one better understand …showed first 75 words of 1222 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1222 total…nor live in it. For the majority of The Prince Machiavelli made outstanding statements that I would most certainly use if I were Prince. Some could say that Machiavelli is too harsh and cruel, but he is just stating the truth. Weather people agree with it or not, his basic principles are valid and have been proven to work on facts given by Machiavelli. His advice can help anyone become somewhat of a decent ruler.