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245		4	_aThe prince
260			_a _bPenguin, _c2009
300			_axxxv, 152 p. ill., maps 22 cm.
490			_aPenguin Classics
520			_aThe Prince ; by Niccolo Machiavelli ; To the great Lorenzo Di Piero De Medici ; Those who try to obtain the favourable attention of a prince are accustomed to come before him with the ; things that they value most, or which they think the prince will most enjoy. As a result, one often sees ; expensive gifts such as horses, weapons, cloths of gold, precious stones, and similar ornaments presented ; to princes. ; Desiring therefore to present myself with some proof of my devotion towards you, I have found that the ; possession I value above all is the knowledge of the actions of great men. This knowledge has been ; acquired by long experience in contemporary affairs, and a continual study of history. I have reflected on ; this long and carefully, and I now send you these reflections presented in a small volume. ; And although I consider this work unworthy of your attention, nevertheless I trust that you will be kind ; enough to accept it. The best gift I can offer you is the opportunity of understanding in the shortest time ; all that I have learnt in so many years, and with so many troubles and dangers. I have written the work in ; a simple and direct way, so that it will be accepted not for its style but for the importance of the theme. ; I do not agree with those who regard it as a presumption if a man of low and humble condition dares to ; discuss and criticise the concerns of princes. Those who draw pictures place themselves below in the ; plain to understand the nature of the mountains and other high places, and in order to understand the ; plains place themselves upon high mountains. Similarly, to understand the nature of the people one needs ; to be a prince, and to understand princes one needs to be of the people. ; Take then, this little gift in the spirit in which I send it. If it is carefully read and considered by you, you ; will learn my extreme desire that you should attain that greatness which fortune and your other attributes ; promise. And if, my lord, from the mountain top of your greatness, you will sometimes turn your eyes to ; these lower regions, you will see how undeservedly I suffer great and continued bad fortune.
590			_bTranslation from the Italian of: Il principe. ; Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
630			_aJC POLITICAL THEORY _9158
650			_aPolitical science _x Early works to 1800 _9361
650			_aPolitical ethics _95765
650			_aPolitical science.
700			_aMachiavelli, Niccolò _eAuthor _95766
856			_uhttp://books.google.es/books?id=ehzOd8DVlNkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+prince&hl=en&ei=AliET6LJDIXq8QPc__XEBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=2&ved=0CDgQ6wEwAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20prince&f=false
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