ssession there more secure and durable.” (Chapter 3). By living with the people, you can foresee any problems and fix them before they escalate. All of this advice is supported by historical examples, making it valid and sound. Machiavelli understood the importance of keeping the good will of the governed populace, and with this as its backbone, The Prince provides historically supported advice on how to rule. Because of this, the Machiavellian doctrine has been accepted and followed, knowingly or unknowingly, by multitudes of princes, kings, prime ministers and presidents since his time....
