Though written more than 500 years ago, Niccolo Machiavelli\'s The Prince is still both widely read and very influential.
Machiavelli\'s answer, in brief: use any means necessary to make sure the state survives..
Readers turn to it for its direct advice on the question of how to attain - and retain - power.
Though written more than 500 years ago, Niccolo Machiavelli\'s The Prince is still both widely read and very influential