The essay starts off with a prince must “never raise his thought from this exercise of war, and in peacetime he must train himself more than in time of war” (38) He goes on to say that a prince must always be thinking of war—whether it is while he is hunting and learning the terrain, or looking over history books in or to mimic previous rulers moves—he is always aware of his surroundings and how it can apply to war.

Throughout the whole essay, Machiavelli shows his cynicism, but perhaps it is strongest when he says that although it is desirable to have a prince who i

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