The Prince

I was expecting something different from what I'd heard in school. I thought this book was all about being a an oppressive dictator. I think it would have been very helpful to have recently done a world history class as many of the references were not familiar to me. I agree with the assessment that this book is more about being pragmatic. Sure it's not a book about being a benevolent ruler but it's more about how to realistically rule successfully. I actually learned a lot from it about politics and found it very interesting.