title: The Prince, with eBook (Tantor Unabridged Classics)
author: Niccolo Machiavelli
description: Considered one of the great early political analysts, Niccol Machiavelli is a historical figure in the turning point from the Middle Ages to the Modern World. In his most famous work, The Prince, he promoted the then revolutionary and prophetic idea that theological and moral imperatives have no place in the political arena.
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  CHAPTER I  
  CHAPTER II  
  CHAPTER III  
  CHAPTER IV  
  CHAPTER V  
  CHAPTER VI  
  CHAPTER VII  
  CHAPTER VIII  
  CHAPTER IX  
  CHAPTER X  
  CHAPTER XI  
  CHAPTER XII  
  CHAPTER XIII  
  CHAPTER XIV  
  CHAPTER XV  
  CHAPTER XVI  
  CHAPTER XVII  
  CHAPTER XVIII  
  CHAPTER XIX  
  CHAPTER XX  
  CHAPTER XXI  
  CHAPTER XXII  
  CHAPTER XXIII  
  CHAPTER XXIV  
  CHAPTER XXV  
  CHAPTER XXVI  
  
  # The Prince, by Nicolo Machiavelli
  
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