Review: THE PRINCE by Niccolo Machiavelli

This is one of the most infamous books of all time. If you look at successful politicians today, you can still see its precepts in action. Unfortunately, while it's a timeless manual for politics, it's a timeless manual for evil as well.

According to Machiavelli, the main skill a ruler must have is the ability to lie convincingly. Lying,, theft, murdrer ... all of these are tools an adept ruler may use to gain or retain power. Whatever works is permitted.

It may sound strange for me to recommend this short book, but I do. I'm sorry to say that we live in Machiavelli's world, where anything goes as long as you don't get caught. If we are to fulfill the call to be wise as serpents, we would do well to read the Enemy's handbook.