The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I grew up having a violent distaste for politics so it was rather surprising when out of the thousands of books I could choose from my ebook reader, I picked this one. Not surprisingly though, The Prince is absolutely a genius piece of literary work. I greatly admire Machiavelli's un-embellished form of writing; his matter-of-fact tone that is the primary reason of my liking it.
Chiefly intended as a guide to princedom, the contents of this book can be of great use to anyone who seeks or holds power. Therefore, I strongly recommend this to the current Philippine president, Noynoy Aquino. And I suggest that he digests well chapter 23 from which I quote this line "If he listens to a multitude of advisers, the Prince who is not wise will never have consistent counsels, nor will he know of himself how to reconcile them" :)
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