With her recent ascension into an alicorn and subsequent coronation, Equestria's newest princess is given access to Celestia's personal library, a depository containing some of the rarest books known to ponykind. Twilight couldn't be more excited! But once within a mysterious manuscript catches her eye. One simply titled The Princess.
Loosely based on Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
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putting a bet here that heavy crown is in fact king sombra original name
To anyone who’s curious, Twilight will be featured more in later chapters. For now, I’m trying to introduce the manuscript and its ideas which Twilight will ponder over later. Celestia and Luna will also be more involved in this story than mere mentions, likely appearing on the next chapter or two.
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Interesting theory
That's what everyone knows from The Prince.
What Machiavelli said right after, which everyone seems to forgot.
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Ahh, a fellow fan of Machiavelli, I’ve met very few people who have actually read the manuscript.
You’re correct. Like most philosophical works Machiavelli is often quoted in such a way as to change what he’s saying. I believe it may be because it makes the quotes sound more ‘dynamic’.
It should be noted I didn’t break apart the quote for no reason. I planned to include the second part in a later chapter where it would be slightly more applications, which admittedly may have not been the best choice but it seemed good when I was writing. Then again everything seems all nice and rosy when you’re writing.
I should also note that this isn’t a direct copy of the Prince, though at this point I suppose that’s clear. It takes the basic premise of the book and applies it to Equestria.
I feel like this is getting a bit long. Hopefully I may have peaked an interest and you’ll continue reading. And this is a bit of an odd comment but have you read Machiavelli’s The Mandrake?
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I hadn't actually hard of the Mandrake before now. And I only got interested in Machiavelli due to Overly Sarcastic Productions.
One of the most misunderstood works of literature ever written. I look forward to reading your take on it.
What's the plot of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince?
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It talks about his experiences in Italian politics as a senior florentine official (He led the militia against the Medici family). He suggests that deceit and murder are natural in politics and the most effective way to gain power. You might have heard people be called "Machiavellian" before as his name came to represent deceit. Specifically, "The Prince" is famous because it has been claimed to teach "evil recommendations to tyrants to help them maintain their power". Essentially, Machiavelli uses the "Ends justify the means" as a major argument throughout the book. HOWEVER, Machiavelli also had other works which are less controversial, for example, his "Discourses on Livy" is a larger work than "The Prince" and considered more comprehensive and is a central piece of modern republicism.
TLDR: The Prince is considered the manual for any evil tyrant to maintain their power
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I got the impression that the book was meant to be tongue in cheek when I read it. Machiavelli grew up on the ideals of Roman Republicanism and consequently saw Monarchy as an objectively horrible form of government. This book was meant to drive that fact home.
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I have to agree and disagree with you. In my opinion, Machiavelli did like republics more than monarchies and this is somewhat shown in the prince. However, in his other works, he still goes on about the darker sides of politics displaying that he was quite cynical about any system and while he did favour republics he did not believe it was a perfect system. For example in "Discourses on Livy," he argues that to save a republic from corruption you have to return it to a monarchy or "kingly state" using violence if necessary. This indicates that Machiavelli quite likely believed that to maintain power in any system you had to murder and lie and that this was not limited to monarchies.