The Qualities of the Prince was an instructional book written by Niccolò Machiavelli. Machiavelli gave historical examples, directions, and discussion on both sides of the argument. ... Lao-tzu and Machiavelli had a similar view of government. ... Lao-tzu took a different approach to improving the infrastructure than Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli had a direct and effective view of government. ...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Another quote from Machiavelli's The Prince makes this task of representing the people to be very important for the image of the leader since what people see is so important. ... By reading the works of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli on leadership we now understand that the job of being a leader is a very complex one that hard to say how to do right. ... This is a quote by Machiavelli that very well expresses how a leader must have his attitude in order to be successful at his main task of guiding people. ...

• Word Count: 930
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School