0:00:00 Dedication and Chapters 1 to 3 0:24:05 Chapters 4 to 6 0:40:11 Chapters 7 and 8 1:05:32 Chapters 9 to 12 1:33:34 Chapters 13 to 16 1:55:59 Chapters 17 to 19 2:31:22 Chapters 20 to 23 2:55:48 Chapters 24 to 26 The Prince by Niccolò MACHIAVELLI (1469 - 1527), translated by William K. MARRIOTT ( - ) This book is a five hundred year old manual for how to run a kingdom or principality. Written in 1513 but not published until 1532, "The Prince" generated controversy even before it got into print. Unlike the many previous "how-to" mamuals for new rulers, "The Prince" only judged actions by their effectiveness and did not consider morals or ethics at all. Some of the suggestions were so brutal and amoral that many critics in the 18th century considered "The Prince" to be a satire, as they could not believe that any philosopher would seriously promote such actions. But perhaps the real reason for the discomfort of Machiavelli's critics is that he accurately observes an... ( plus) | 
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