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After 500 years, it is still hard to know what to make of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. We've think we know what it all means - but do we? Unlike most of history's iconic figures, Machiavelli hasn't been rewritten with each passing generation: He's always been a first-rate bastard. If nothing else, that's integrity. But is it fair? Machiavelli maintains that the only way to hold power is to do right by your people. The Prince may be devoid of angles singing but it is a brilliant and plain-spoken explanation of the mechanics of the real world - whether you're running for office or trying to get ahead at work. Best not to use on relationships... we really can't stress that enough.

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Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian statesman, writer, militia captain and reluctant farmer. Most of all he is remembered as one of the world's great political operatives, devoted completely to Reasons of the State. He watched his beloved Republic Florence loose its freedom and Italian came under the heel of greater powers. And understood why. Richard Murff has covered humanitarian issues across Latin America, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya and Clarksdale, MS, to name a few places. He pent his early career in advertising and marketing for a handful of global corporations. His less impressive jobs included writing sermons for a preacher who is very likely certifiably insane. After several years in the financial sector specializing in capital markets for government debt and collateralized securities, the economy blew-up. His work has appeared in The Bitter Southerner, Delta Magazine, The American Spectator, Sail, The Daily News, Oxford Town, and others. ​ He lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and daughter. The Mint Julep cookie was created in his honor.

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