“The Prince” is one of the most famous essays on politics and statecraft of all time. Written in 1513 by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1627), then former Secretary of the Republic of Florence, collects his knowledge and advice for a new ruler and to maintain said government over time. History has given Machiavelli a complicated reputation due to the nature of some of his teachings, but it has been the same history that has immortalized his words in time.