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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Complete Audiobook, Unabridged)
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- The Prince is a look at power politics and statecraft from the perspective of the sovereign.
Within the book are timeless principles of leadership, what a ruler must and must not do to secure their place as the prince of their dominions.
The Prince is the most famous work from Medieval Italian political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, and was the text from which the word "Machiavellian" was coined.
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You sir are a prince. Thank you
Thank you
You the real mvp
Thank this was sooo usefull
If I could I would give you an award for this
Read my other books.
I dunno bro, this shit kyna weak
@@TheLazyMox I would fathom a guess, that it’s your brain that is weak.
Overrated babble
@@ed379 It was a joke smart guy
@@prudentiusinvader6652 I would say its a masterpiece for people whom have a career in politics but for the average person, you wouldn't get it.
An enemy beaten may rise again, there is no enemy so thoroughly defeated than ones turned into a friends and allies
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"
It indicates both a messed up philosophy yet a positive way to live.
@@johnhein2539 What's messed up about it?
Yeah tell that to napoleon
@@SkyoffRunes Actually, I think it speaks to the effectiveness of using both the carrot and the stick, in the reverse order, rather than relying entirely on force to keep an enemy at bay.
Damn he really told us that some time we may use friends but sometimes we gotta step over them to achieve our goals? That's brutal and now I know why I'm here
Same here I could never bring myself to put myself first at the expense of someone well being . Which is silly
@@thebridge5483Through experience you begin to learn that you can get just as far by having people’s back. It just depends on who you are dealing with
Machiavelli doesn't moralize over what is right or wrong, but explains how power behaves
@@thebridge5483 Let's say you've run a small government with friends. They're honest for the most part but some of them are starting to form biases and are voting against things that you would see add a net positive to the are under your charge. It may be necessary to over step them when the checks and balances in place are not enough to correct their behavior/remove that friend. Did you fail somewhere to keep them on the straight path? Was it your responsibility to do this as a person holding an office over them? Or is it the obligation of each office to self police?
It's not so black and white when you factor duty into it. This is, of course, an optimistic take. Those who want their power and security tend to interpret this as "do what it takes to survive"
How about step over the bad people that will come for you anyway. . like business partners who intent to rip you off or a coworker who's stingy with you , or a guy friend of yours who wants to steal your relationships. . Avoid the unlucky really, just dont do it to your trusted loved ones who love you the same way.
I’m convinced Machiavelli wrote this not only as a guide for the prince, but to open the playbook for the subjects. Sure we don’t live in a monarchy... but understanding ideas still used by our leaders today is priceless knowledge. If you’re here because you think this is going to teach you (personally) how to rule a country, you’ve missed the point.
Principalities are bloodlines (family rule) and every single U.S President through the history of the country have been of the same bloodline which means that we are living in a monarchy and have been deceived our entire lives. Furthermore, voting is bullshit too
I think you just contradicted yourself.
At least monarchs tell you who is ruling
*spams vote button
He wrote it to expose the Medicis, what they were doing and how they were controlling Florence at the time, thats what i think imo
@@A113Witness So what you’re saying is, John Adams is George Washington’s nephew?
Machiavelli is simply holding a mirror to the true manipulative, parisitic, animal nature of human social hierarchy(with innumerable historical references).
yes. I came here after commenting this on a video placing this concept in the dark triad. only by misunderstanding this book & the man behind it can you think of it as a third leg of the "dark triad"
It could appear that way to someone observing politics, as if some of the players are all wolves but some might be genuine good people who are sheep but must be brave and act like wolves themselves to avoid being killed by the wolves.
You almost had it.. So close.. Human nature is what it is. Tends to corruption. More power the worse it can be.
Yes.he was amazing
@@brandonmehrabi268 yes some things that may appear as bad or even cruel are needed to achieve the good result, the same way when you are responsible of an old fella or someone ill you have to make sure you don't help them unless is strictly necessary otherwise they will wither and lose their will
he was not telling people TO be ruthless he said it is a prime error to abandon friends 19:19
he advises on how to navigate in a world where other people ARE in ruthless but he never said to be cruel to those who are loyal to us
Machiavelli didn't promote conflict like some said he merely showed that it was a method of that day to get what a person wanted he actually promoted peace & simplicity.
Yeah the term Machiavellian is one of the most misused terms in our language. Especially now that Littlefinger dressed exactly like Niccolo in GoT. Machiavelli was more of a sober pragmatist. All his rules sort of revolve around the same theme: don't be stupid. "The best fortress for a prince is to not be hated by the people."
Amazing that this still applies over 500 years later.
Human nature takes a long time to evolve and change. The principles stated in The Prince will apply most likely millions more years into the future.
@srj6963 wouldn't say it goes that far, change is often not limited to time, but rather, limited by the reasons for change that arise
But i am willing to bite and say that the prince wouldn't fully apply within our lifetime
@@pathosofmine I guess so. Environment/ones situation definitely plays large role in one's life choices.
Well, times change but people don't
Not amazing at all. Humanities don’t change much…
Damn that's blunt.
'There is no better defense than to be loved by the people...' 'While it is prefered to be loved, it is better to feared'
Machiavelli's razor perhaps?
If you have to choose between being loved and feared- if you can not have both, it is better to be feared because though being adored by your people feels nicer, when war comes and death is near those loving fans that swore to you their lives and fidelity are more likely to fail you counting on your gentle nature to forgive them if they are caught. Where as if you are feared you are allowed to not grant every request and to punish disobedience severely so when dire times come they will be afraid to abandon you.
@@squirrelfish8200 indeed
Fear will make people obedient.
Frustratingly, both have alarming flaws.
That is what I said to my son about how to treat his wife. lol
Just looking for random audio book to fill my ears while at work and all of a sudden i find the rich warm dulcet tones of Carl Benjamin himself what an unexpected treat.
GenBloodLust As a voice narrator with high standards I am confused by your comment.
Must be a homosexual thing.
🤔
@@jcdenton5828Carl Benjamin is a great narrator. You should look up his narration/lecture of The Ballad of Gilgamesh.
@@jcdenton5828hahahahaha what a complete knob head you are 🤣
This is an amazing piece and if you just look past the use of Prince you easily see the similarities in politics today.
yes because it is the basic work of politics and the principles can't change lol
crazy how world leaders today use a love letter written to an italian prince from 500 years ago as reference for running a nation
Because it’s human nature lmfao. Liberals really think you can change human nature.
Yes because politics never really change
well many us presidents and leaders have read this book and can find examples of that in our own laws, rights, and constitution. 2nd amendment is prime example of this. worded as it's supposed to protect the people from the government but it actually allows the government to use the people for protection
00:02:59 - CHAPTER I HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED
00:03:56 - CHAPTER II CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES
00:05:36 - CHAPTER III CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES
00:23:48 - CHAPTER IV WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH
00:29:03 - CHAPTER V CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED
00:31:35 - CHAPTER VI CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE'S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY
00:38:32 - CHAPTER VII CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE
00:53:08 - CHAPTER VIII CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS
01:01:53 - CHAPTER IX CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY
01:09:03 - CHAPTER X CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED
01:12:50 - CHAPTER XI CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES
01:18:04 - CHAPTER XII HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES
01:27:31 - CHAPTER XIII CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE'S OWN
01:34:40 - CHAPTER XIV THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF WAR
01:39:51 - CHAPTER XV CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED
01:43:06 - CHAPTER XVI CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
01:47:55 - CHAPTER XVII CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED
01:54:23 - CHAPTER XVIII CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH
02:00:14 - CHAPTER XIX THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED
02:21:02 - CHAPTER XX ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?
02:30:06 - CHAPTER XXI HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN
02:37:54 - CHAPTER XXII CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES
02:40:36 - CHAPTER XXIII HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED
02:45:02 - CHAPTER XXIV WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES
02:48:13 - CHAPTER XXV WHAT FORTUNE CAN EFFECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS AND HOW TO WITHSTAND HER
02:55:38 - CHAPTER XXVI AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS
Thank you!!!
Thank you.
‘And those whom he offends remaining poor and scattered, are never able to injure him’ imperialism 101 11:14
Expansionism 101
Sarcasm or no, this is one of the more important works of political, international realism. This is awesome!
rambythezombie I never got why people get offended by it. The idea that a leader cannot both be effective ruler and a highly moral person is one of the most important teachings in history, the guy manages to be funny and make some interesting philosophy. And he made a fortune by writing porn after this met with ill success, so he would probably be the rare historical figure you could reasonably chat with today :L
Joseph Hobbs I think it's or a couple of reasons, the first is the cultural Marxism of the SJW left is inconsistent with class struggle against defacto rule by the Florentine Medicis and secondly, they find it somewhat sycophantic and obsequious, I'm not sure if they realize it was essentially commissioned though.
Andrew the Celt To me I think its the fact that for one he clearly sympathised with a figure such as Cesare Borgia instead of a historically "clean" figure (he was a ruthless male, therefore he intimidates them. And he didn't "win" like Caesar, therefore people focus upon his evils because he wasn't really a victor painted in a good light). He avoided the forcing of morality into his philosophy and even argued that such morality was a foolish consideration for a sovereign (an anathema to certain figures to this day; from SJW's to conservatives, to Peter Singer. People like forced philosophy in their literature, we live in the postmodern age where everything can't just be simple politics and ideas, The Prince lacks this grandiose scheme at least in my eyes so the "analyst" has little subjective ideas to run away with and show off)
And for bizarre reasons that I actually see lots of people make this argument despite not being SJW's at all: They always just dismiss him as a "kissass" or just "sarcastic" or basically a nerd with no real power. I have no idea why this phenomenon occurs, but people unirionically judge the guy just like people used to judge the average nerd, because he wasn't a ruler himself, because he was a small time academic in his time who wrote about power, somehow he is invalid because he's like this deceitful small guy or something. As you say apparently he's a sychophant for making a frilly dedication, which to me is a little weak honestly. *Everything* in literature is that disingenuous, as an aspiring writer myself I notice that you see sickening stuff like that all the time now, I don't get why he gets the effigy burned honestly (Sorry for the essay it just got me thinking)
Joseph Hobbs of course, people today advocate only for grandiose ideals instead of the pragmatism required of politics, probably why the middle east is still such a problem. A realistic approach was especially germane in those times where alignments tended to switch more readily than today.
I agree with your appraisal and find the criticism of him unwarranted and treated through the lens of historical revisionism which moralizes on the past, unfairly I think.
Andrew the Celt Its honestly this plague of postmoderism and overcomplicating everything I think, instead of simply creating new things our culture has to debate minutia. People have all of the air, all of the motivation but no conviction, and whether its a bad idea of not in politics we would be better served if people took a *stand* on the middle east, not fucking about and only dabbling in for oil and morphine supplies, actually acting to follow a belief and not making a living nagging people who say one thing *about* doing something.
Honestly I think as far as this goes though the criticism is ridiculous, but it isn't new. People gave the guy shit from the very beginning, except for hundreds of years he was just "ungodly" or some such crap. Revisionism is ugly, but its always been around. I hate this generations revisionism because to me, we should know fucking better as we have so much data, and as a rule I think people always hate the sophists of their own time the most, because in this one time we share they are comfortable to spout that kind of nonsense
I have been hanging out with this guy for weeks now! in assassin creed 2 and brotherhood
Sargon? WTF. I didn't expect that lol
VogtTD it was the otherway for me i think his other channel is of poor quailty 2 this
No kidding. What a surprise.
Is this Sargon
Tell me about it!!! xD fucking A'
yeah, i was just like wait hold the fuck up... I know this voice.
Thank you for the beautiful recitation. I felt as if the essence of the work was laid bare.
Chapter Timestamps
0:03 Dedication
2:59 Chapter 1 - How many kinds of principalities there are, and by what means they are acquired
3:56 Chapter 2 - Concerning hereditary principalities
5:37 Chapter 3 Concerning mixed principalities
Wow, I'll give Machiavelli one thing, he knew how to take kissing ass to the next level.
Edward Kiel You haven't read ancient Roman correspondences then ;) Most close Roman figures such as Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius and Cicero made letters with so much ass-kissing they legitimately border homoerotic, it makes this tame :L
Joseph Hobbs
Haha, very well, I'm still impressed though.
Joseph Hobbs I made the same suggestions for Aurelius and Caesar a few times. :) Cicero or Virgil would be good too.
Do you have any examples at hand?
Edward Kiel I recomend the catalogue of letters Marcus Aurelius sent to his philosophy teacher, but off hand this wikipedia articles have a few glipses (I'm sorry it Wikipedia but these were the first things I thought of that had quotes I'd seen before in transcript):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero
(Fewer than I thought, but I recommend both his dialogues to Augustus when couriering favour, and his messages to Brutus when expressing his wish to have joined the "Ides of March" despite declining
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
(Here the dialogues with Fronto)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid
(In this case, more the praise people *heap* upon him, its insane what people say
For non Roman things, I'd say Oscar Wilde's letters to Lord Alfred Douglas, who actually egged him on to challenge his uncle for calling him a sodomite, the backfire leading to his actual imprisonment for sodomy when the Lord Carson responded with his laying charges
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Profundis_(letter)
And the cherry on top, Alexander the Great's letters to his blatant general and lover Hephaestion, as well as the *shameless* worship by the historian Arrian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestion
Again sorry they're not the best sources, but I get most of how I see history from quite a few books and browsing websites, the BBC literature archive had these articles about the kind of gossip behind authors, I don't know if it's still around but you might find something around there as well
I am going to have to listen to this at least once a day for the rest of the summer to understand what I am even listening to. lol
Your not alone lol 😂
Feeling is mutual
I plan on buying a physical copy to take notes and such. I plan on trying to make a novel where the villain is an other worlder with political knowledge
I wish my English was good enough to fully understand this
I'm 15 I wanna read this book but I'm suck at English , my English level is the same as the 7 grade of the native English speaker so u can imagine .
乁( •_• )ㄏ
I really do not understand how people can take this as sarcasm. In his I would also write a book to advise the young, inexperienced ruler which would allow me to gain favour and regain a position of power. Medieval Italy was a bloody time and all I see is an effective way of keeping power with some subtle nods and political leanings; people apply this book to practical life today -- just look at Tony Blair.
Yeah, the people who think this is sarcasm are stupid. It was an unrealistic miscalculation by Machiavelli to think he would gain favour by writing it, though. He failed to achieve the personal power he in reality desired, and writing The Prince was if anything a self sabotaging act, which he ironically enough would have predicted if he had realized his advice also applied to himself.
It’s amazing to me that people have made out like he’s evil when literally at the beginning of the book he says these are his observations. The man is being true and logical to his accounts, there’s no bias on his behalf. What coldness or cynicism you may undress is well deserved. If you observe human nature and aren’t a little cynical then you’re observing it wrong. Niccolo was an absolute genius
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1:26:23
2:07:00 deaths of the powerful
2:09:00 Marcus Aurelius
2:15:00 Commodus
2:20:00 like father like son doesn't always work
2:29:00 a fortress will not save you if the people hate you
2:54:00 metaphor fortune woman
I'm not sure if anyone relates, but I feel as though after listening I already understood these concepts? I've always had the belief that all power was just based upon incentive. So this book, while elaborating in great detail, hasn't really changed my perspective all too much.
But he says it better than we could.
This is a guide on how to use that knowledge for your own ends. If you are too weak take power for yourself then the book was never for you
I wanted to read this book a so very long time, yet, I haven't had time to do that. So, I choose to listen to it...Thanks for sharing.
"He who hath smeltith, have in fact surreptitiously dealt it."
~ Machiavelli
Dealing with projects, coworkers and rivals can be frustrating at time. but this guys really helps. its true . its better to be feared.
Woo. After this... I need to read "Pumpkin Oh Pumpkin" to my kiddos. Need a sweet story to calm my nerves. I'll never see things the same again.
Thank you for posting this! Can’t afford to actually buy the book yet but literature such as this is so important
I'd advice you to visit libgen, you can get books from there
Too good for TH-cam. The works of genius
Random Name It's a very particular kind of person who needed to follow these guidelines, and he said himself many were contrary to what applied to the common man. These are people who's lives and posterity depended entirely on maintaining their status, or at least their perceived status, at the top of the heap in the eyes of their peers, their soldiers, and their people.
Yes my friend . Your words captured my complete thoughts at the money. This a treasure. My ears are in heaven 😢
-İ will write a book about you.
- Make it short..
Requiescat in pace.....Niccolo Machiavelli
I forgot you did this! Holy crap! To my extreme delight to hear Sargon read this as I looked for an audiobook version The Prince!
Man ,i am so glad you made this channel as a side venture . It's brilliant.I hope you do more like this one .Maybe some old writings of stoics ,like Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus . Or someone's depiction of both. I think the principles of stoicism are really valuable in the hyperbolic , over emotional,effeminate millennial society we live in . Great job man .
It seems to me that there is a lot of irony in men whining about the "effeminate society". What happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type.
@@SanxBile Strong is good, silent is only acceptable if you have nothing to say. If you have something to say and don't say it, you're a coward, which ruins the strength.
I'll say what I want, when I want. Nice try.
@@-MacCloud- It just doesn't seem very stoic to me, that's all. Wish you all the best!
@@SanxBile That makes it sound like you have a rudimentary understanding stoicism. Stoicism is centred on the control of emotion, not an oath of silence. You still have to speak your mind if you want to get anything done, especially here.
@@-MacCloud- Strong and silent doesn't mean mute. It's not that literal. It's a term to describe someone with typical masculine traits. I.e, someone that doesn't complain.
In my experience it's guys that idolize those types of characters that also complains the most about modern society. So I find that a bit ironic.
About the stoicism. I think we have different views on that. I like to waste my time on youtube comments as much as the next guy. Unless that next guy is a stoic. Because I believe that guy understands that it's a waste of time and no real work of any significance will be done here. It's pure self-gratification. Obviously, I'm fine with that, but I don't believe a stoic would be.
I read this book back in college. At the time, I didn't really know what it was. As I read it more intently later, I started to understand its ramifications. I then said WOW! I also read Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Dante Alighieri's L ' Inferno
that moment when you type the prince into youtube and discover that sargon reads audio books
A much much better narration than the book on audible
can't wait for the 6 hour analysis!
LMAO
When I read this the second time, one of the ideas that seemed to impress me was the concept that those that wanted to create good and had honorable intentions had to adapt rather treacherous means in order to accomplish their goals, irrespective of how noble they are. It is sometimes better to be feared than to be loved for one to make drastic change in society.
Holy shit! The Prince narrated by Sargon. This is the greatest thing I never knew I wanted.
Machiavelli would be angry that some atheist dog associated him with him.
BARBATVS 89 Seeing the way Machiavelli speaks of religion in the Discourses In Livy, I doubt that he would be too angry that the reader is atheist
BARBATVS 89 if Machiavelli was born in our time you would likely be calling Machiavelli “some atheist dog”.
I guess I'm gonna have to look him up , because I really don't know who the heck that is.
@@redstaplerguyforlifepastpr5763 sargon is a far right extremist conspiracy theorist based out of the UK.
When he talks about the three methods of control of a new state, two of them being to reside there or destroy them, when specifically talking about a republic , I am drawing so many parallels to modern day western civilization.
People will scorn and bring up arms against a government that tries to take their well established rights given by law and will resent those that represent the theft of their livelihoods , so you must do it carefully . The two methods of the prince ruling here would be to crush them entirely (with financial burden , inflation, debt , poor economic conditions ), and to “reside there “.
What do our politicians do? They crush you economically , then provide the solution ; just re elect them. For there are no term limits and only the president may not reside in his station indefinitely . This gives people the illusion that elections are free and or fair .
While you may only occupy directly the seat of the “prince “ in America for 8 years, you can have proxies stand in for you. Die hard accomplices who set aside personal differences of opinion, ideology , and preferred modes of operating to defer to their larger agendas.
I was told this book has been used as a blue print for rulers for centuries and it’s immediately obvious why.
Just as 48 laws of power , it serves as a meta analysis of power and is a consolidation of records of how wicked and powerful men down through the ages have used the same tactics as a means of control of the masses and the attainment of more power
This man made me clean my taxes...
One of the greatest
"I intend to write a book about you someday."
"If you do, make it short."
Excellent. Wonderful recitation. Thank you.
If you follow along with the text, you'll notice that about once per page the narrator slips up, for example reading "people" where the word "pope" is written (approximately 1 hour 15 mins in); or reading "though" where "through" is written (1 hour 16 mins in). This is incredibly distracting. Writers are expected to proofread their work -- Ancient Recitations should prooflisten theirs.
Though I've stop watching him he has a amazing reading voice!
Why'd you stop watching him?
I think Tupac was a Machiavelli follower or read and quoted him. Past tense...was.
Yes he was
My music was half a voice for certain people and half my experiences.
Immortal Technique is better than 2pac lyrically but people don't want to give him credit. 2pac is kind of outdated. Hes not becoming more relevant even though his music sounds nice.
Antonio Estrada 2 pac is never outdated.
@@icelordthetrader9013 I disagree with you.
Sounds like he had some fun writing the praise in the beginning 😂 In modern phrasing what he says is: dont take it the wrong way yo, Prince, but someone's got to teach you your job, you inexperienced buffoon
Holy flick
You find similar preambles in many works from the medieval period - a kind of disclaimer against egotism, as I understand it, i.e. "I am obviously nothing and no-one in the eyes of God (and the King or whoever) but I _think_, despite my faults, I have stumbled upon something which may be of use to another..." ...Kind of thing. But, yes, common thing, like todays legal disclaimers but placed in a moral context where the threat is appearing like you think you have all the answers (and claim authority or superiority to the reader, I guess) - these disclaimers say you don't, you may be proved wrong, may be criticised, may be writing rubbish... but you've gathered the courage to at least put the matter forward to the reader (PLEASE DON'T EXECUTE ME FOR MY PRESUMPTION IN BREAKING CONVENTION).
I read this book on one afternoon during the pandemic along with The Art Of War, The Oddessy, The Illiad, the Anied, and my Bible .
Lacking knowledge is to be at great disadvantage so this must always taken into account! One must deal with each one according to its nature. ! Staying firm and strong as that is what it means to rule well.
Lacking originality is worse though.
@@imarchello 😂 true true
The bit at the very beginning where Machiavelli offers his "dedication" is clearly extremely ironic, even if the irony is carefully veiled. "Take then, your magnificence, this little 'gift' in the spirit in which I send it, wherein *if* it be diligently read and considered by you, you will learn my extreme desire that you should attain that greatness which fortune and *your other attributes* promise."
The "spirit in which I send it" is entirely undescribed. Fortune and also unnamed "other attributes" are said to be the primary signs of promise for Lorenzo de' Medici's "greatness." The playbook which Machiavelli goes on to lay out is also at the same time highly unflattering and suggested to be a playbook de' Medici has a special "promise" for excelling at. It's hard to praise someone anymore ambiguously than that.
This is also a playbook which subtly pushes the Prince towards an attempt at alliance with the people against the aristocracy, even as they attempt to keep both the people and the aristocracy in line. This is the advice of a person sympathetic to the ideals of republicanism (even if he is not necessarily advocating the formal outward trappings of a republic, he is advocating that the prince rule in such a way that the people at least believe themselves to have their concerns more or less represented, even at the expense of the cruel or oppressive among the elite).
What an impish, veiled sense of humor and what an affinity for both republicanism and plots within plots this guy has. You can see it in his little smile in the portrait as well. With some philosophers like Kant you find yourself wondering how they could have ever enjoyed writing in the style they wrote in at all, but I suspect Machiavelli was enjoying himself greatly as he wrote. I imagine there was a lot of chuckling involved. Ha-ha-ha. What a legend.
Thank for the amazing work you have put into this for all of us to benefit from!
If you ever stop in London let me offer you a cup of coffee or tea as a little sincere thank you.
Interesting listen, it offers a better understanding of how to maintain greater control of an empire or state. Great examples of correctly and incorrectly holding/expanding territory.
The way of writing and terminology is also very simple, to the point of of almost being redundant (which I consider a plus.)
Yes without interruptions yes.
Why are so many people trying so hard to lower my iq ?
chapter 1- 3:00
chapter 2- 3:57
more?
dad please
@@inkkles wtf is wrong with you
Thank youuuuuuuu
Absolutely 'The Prince' by Niccolo Machiavelli and its influence on political philosophy have had a significant impact on human society throughout history.
How many “leaders” used this book lmao. It does contain a lot of logic and practicality
Thank you, solid listening while I’ve read it it’s great to have it on the background
My favorite book of all time.
Really... damn maybe I should read it again then.
I see a lot of people although not Lorenco read my dear book!
Is this read by Sargon of Akkad
Benjamin how did I not know you had a channel where you read books. thank kek I found this!
jacob bogers hello snowflake ❄️
@jacob bogers
>Sargon (literally a liberal) gets BTFO’d by Jared Taylor, Richard Spencer, Andrew Anglin
>”Sargon is an Alt-Right Shill”
Below room temperature IQ
The Patriarchy himself.
I know this is an old post but I amazed of the ignorance of what the Alt-right is. I’m sure you’re just trolls, but if not...you’re morons and you’re probably not intelligent enough to be reading (listening) to a book like this. Try coloring books...probably more along the lines of your abilities to comprehend.
The Prince, otherwise known as the ultimate EU4 guide.
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This is hilarious. I found myself thinking of EU4 too.
@@dendrite9000 Yeah, ck2 for me as well :P
EU4 ? who's that bitch, your grandma ?
@@rafangpi it's a game you dolt
Sargon does a damn good job reading this
aye, he should do more narrations
I like how most of these chapters could end with “and that’s why you need to kill your enemies in their sleep”
I love this tune. I'm so in love with the medieval kind of English
3 hours? Nice.
This is weird, I did not expect this book to be this interesting. The plentiful historical anecdotes combined with a surprisingly flowing narrative makes this a decently good listen.
I'd love to see an actual modern historian's take on the anecdotes though, as in, an assessment on how accurate they are.
I love Sargon! I ran across this just wanting to listen to The Prince...but got a bonus once I heard the voice. Pleasant surprise
boner*
haha I came to the comments section expecting classy commentary
I hate the wannabe Sargon. The real Sargon was a theist. The wannabe is an atheist thief of the name and image of the actually important figure.
He does a great narration of The Ballad of Gilgamesh.
This magnificent book was absolutely amazing!
Cynical or not, this guy was a very keen observer of human nature, to say the least.
There is plenty of cynicism here, but NO sarcasm. This work is on how to CIVILIZE the ambitious. Check what happened in the 30 Year War. They had learned nothing.
It is said Machiavelli wrote this book to let simple people understand politics. I like to believe this.
Is this sargon of akkad?
Every audio book which isn't copywrited is available for free either on youtube or for download on audio/ebook archives. If you don't feel like doing that there's an app just search audio books on iTunes where you pay 1$ and you can stream any book which isn't copywrited to your device. Which is nice because 16gb apple products have serious space issues even with iCloud.
Using these tactics a politician could easily get elected
Barbaryotaku trump
@@bugeye8749 i know 48 laws of power says hes not an idiot
No, I hope you have woken up from this attractive but ultimately false delusion. In a democratic system, those who wish to be elected must lobby to win. Not only that, but the will of the people is too weak and volitile. The state is run by the same few companies who's only concern is their own personal gain, no matter the elect. Democracy has failed the people, and the founders of this once great nation.
What insight into human nature, he was a genius.
I love this book, my favorite political book ever! I've coined myself as a Macivellian Libertarian
Reading Niccolò Machiavelli's book 'The Prince' allows us to explore the intersection between his timeless insights and the dynamics of human society throughout history.
Title: Niccolò Machiavelli's Philosophy of Mankind and His Influence on "The Prince," Popes, and Political Dictators.
Niccolò Machiavelli was an influential Italian philosopher, diplomat, and historian during the Renaissance era. His political philosophy centered around the pragmatic and realistic approach to governance, which he presented in his renowned work, "The Prince."
Thanks for sharing video.
He's one of my favorites political philosophers. He was a genius.
this would be way more powerful with a different background image
Thank you sir! I've always wanted to go through this book.
Sargon and Dan Carlin both I can listen to for hours.
TheAfroMenace That would make the first Sargon-Milo stream look like nothing.
TheAfroMenace I can just imagine all the glorious cynicism :)
i like Sargon but comparing the two is unfair to Sargon lol apples oranges........
Sargon is dead. This is just an atheist who stole a theist's name because no atheist name has true glory. :-)
I never new sargon did audio books. This is awesome
best audiobook ever
You should listen to Carl Benjamin talking about The Ballad of Gilgamesh. He did a good job with this as well.
cesare Borgia was a very interesting historical figure the prince deals with his later years. but his early days always seemed more interesting to me the inner struggle he dealt with makes for great reading.
Yay, I suggested this one the first day you started this channel.
When d we get the first instalment of Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico? Or Meditations by Marcus Aurelius? I never seem to be able to finish reading that one for some reason.
Andrew the Celt because you’re always wanting and unable to take actual action yourself.
You know what torrents are... right?
Stop kidding yourself dude.
It’s okay to be nice guy.
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Machiavelli was not admitting to evil. He was just noticing the wrong in the world. So yea. Think what you want, you are probably wrong.
You should read Machiavelli's other book. He wrote something akin to "Rules For Radicals", a book for the plebs rather than for princes. It might be useful.
#MakeBritainGreatAgain plebs? The 90s called. They want their insult back.
(I still love you though :P)
@@jcdenton5828 for the dirty console playing peasants*
Thx!
38:38 chapter 7
chapter 8 53:10
chapter 9 1:01:50
Good one Sargon. I went to uni as a lefty, read the Prince and Leviathan and moved to the right.
Yesterday I was watching a vid concerning what happened to Abe Vigodas character "tessio", from the movie The Godfather and it brought me here.Machiavellis insight is otherworldly astounding.
Niccolo Machiavelli is a legend.
I bought this online! It will probably reach in 2 days!! I bought it with 'the art of war' as a packet for a lower price. Though I have no idea what it's about
2:55:00
A bit of red-pill by the man Machiavelli himself, bless!
Read by the great Emperor of Akkad, Sargon I.
Thankyou for upload bud. Excellent Narrative.
Love it all
If subtitle was there then this video would be the best
He is telling us about the reality of life on the ground.
But some people misunderstood the meaning of message… they thought is about cruelty.
But actually it is not…but peace!
Tupac readed this book.
Thank You for Upload it.
With the best regards,
Filipe dos Santos Araújo
Read this book.
Il Principe macchiavelliano
Soo many memories of attending Italian litterature classes hehe
Thanks!
Wow had to read this for a class, didn't expect to be read by Sargon! Does he do other books too?
Sargon doesn’t read
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Best thing about this video is the lack of ads
Great job man, love it. You should consider this for a career, or at least, hobby. Speaking is already part of your job, speaking the words of books is even more appropriate for your baritone.
On that note, Machiavelli has almost innumerable errors in this methodology of control. I really wish that someone would write a counter-Prince and a counter-Republic.
Anyone know any good commentaries on them?
People who think Machiavelli was saying to treat people ruthlessly in order to get ahead need to listen more carefully.. he does not tell people to treat friends badly.. he literally said it was a "prime error" to abandon friends 19:19