MACHIAVELLI'S ART OF FEIGNING

FIKvWWFrr nm tn m i IMPStUW JPHW If 1 I AJ Y y Vi1 JUNE 1 190S The Commoner 9 wf wzrwyv fcfcA Prince Must Understand the Art of Feigning NIcolo Machiavelli was a politician who bom in Florence Italy in 14G9 had a tempestuous ca reer. He distinguished himself as a diplomat and in literature. In his view a statesman should subordinate right to expediency and so thoroughly did he imprint his views upon the pages of his tory that Machiavellian serves as a synonym for duplicity or bad faith Among the books written by Machiavelli was one entitled. The Prince From the eighteenth chapter of.

The Prince said chapter being en titled Whether Princes Ought to be Faithful to. Their Engagements a writer in the. New York World culls the following interesting para graphs. It is unquestionably very praiseworthy in princes to be faithful to their engagements but among those of the present day who have been distinguished for great exploits few indeed have been remarkable for this virtue or have scrupled to deceive others who may have relied on their good faith.

In other words a prudent prince can not and ought not to keep his word.