Power at what Price? In the early 1500's Niccolo Machiavelli published a book, The Prince on the control of one's power. The book was dedicated to the current prince of the Medici family, Giuliano de Medici, in Machaivelli's hopes to get on the prince's good graces and obtain an important government office. Giuliano de Medici died three years after Machiavelli's book was published, but although Machiavelli did gain a reputation in the Medici family, he …showed first 75 words of 851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 851 total…teachings have been followed by many since the publishing of The Prince in the 1500's, including Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein. Although they are not favored, they followed Machiavelli's advice and became very powerful rulers of their respective countries. The ideas of The Prince are very true, although most of the public does not want to admit that they are. Machiavelli proves in his book that great power comes at the price of it's people.