Machiavelli's writings are important because they analyse the features a strong Prince in the Renaissance from an amoral and objective perspective. This essay will discuss Machiavelli's writings including 'the Prince' and 'discourses on Livy' and its impact on the organisation of the military and the retention of power. This paper will then address the connection between his writing and the importance of it in the making of Early-modern Europe Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince as …showed first 75 words of 1410 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1410 total…the power and authority to rule over their principality from the consent of the community. With the establishment of the 'original contract', writers claimed that the monarch had a responsibility to serve the common good of their subjects. However, if the monarch ruled in such a manner that it caused harm to the state and its subjects therein, the subjects of Early-Modern England had the right to resist the unjust Monarch and the institutions within.