The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (Complete Audiobook, Unabridged) 

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An enemy beaten may rise again, there is no enemy so thoroughly defeated than ones turned into a friends and allies

Damn he really told us that some time we may use friends but sometimes we gotta step over them to achieve our goals? That's brutal and now I know why I'm here

Machiavelli didn't promote conflict like some said he merely showed that it was a method of that day to get what a person wanted he actually promoted peace & simplicity.

Machiavelli is simply holding a mirror to the true manipulative, parisitic, animal nature of human social hierarchy(with innumerable historical references).

I’m convinced Machiavelli wrote this not only as a guide for the prince, but to open the playbook for the subjects. Sure we don’t live in a monarchy... but understanding ideas still used by our leaders today is priceless knowledge. If you’re here because you think this is going to teach you (personally) how to rule a country, you’ve missed the point.

Amazing that this still applies over 500 years later.

Just looking for random audio book to fill my ears while at work and all of a sudden i find the rich warm dulcet tones of Carl Benjamin himself what an unexpected treat.

This is an amazing piece and if you just look past the use of Prince you easily see the similarities in politics today.

Damn that's blunt. 'There is no better defense than to be loved by the people...' 'While it is prefered to be loved, it is better to feared' Machiavelli's razor perhaps?

Sarcasm or no, this is one of the more important works of political, international realism. This is awesome!

00:02:59 - CHAPTER I HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED 00:03:56 - CHAPTER II CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES 00:05:36 - CHAPTER III CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES 00:23:48 - CHAPTER IV WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH 00:29:03 - CHAPTER V CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED 00:31:35 - CHAPTER VI CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE'S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY 00:38:32 - CHAPTER VII CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE 00:53:08 - CHAPTER VIII CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS 01:01:53 - CHAPTER IX CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY 01:09:03 - CHAPTER X CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED 01:12:50 - CHAPTER XI CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES 01:18:04 - CHAPTER XII HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES 01:27:31 - CHAPTER XIII CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE'S OWN 01:34:40 - CHAPTER XIV THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF WAR 01:39:51 - CHAPTER XV CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED 01:43:06 - CHAPTER XVI CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS 01:47:55 - CHAPTER XVII CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED 01:54:23 - CHAPTER XVIII CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH 02:00:14 - CHAPTER XIX THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED 02:21:02 - CHAPTER XX ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL? 02:30:06 - CHAPTER XXI HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN 02:37:54 - CHAPTER XXII CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES 02:40:36 - CHAPTER XXIII HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED 02:45:02 - CHAPTER XXIV WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES 02:48:13 - CHAPTER XXV WHAT FORTUNE CAN EFFECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS AND HOW TO WITHSTAND HER 02:55:38 - CHAPTER XXVI AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS

I have been hanging out with this guy for weeks now! in assassin creed 2 and brotherhood

Thank you for the beautiful recitation. I felt as if the essence of the work was laid bare.

Wow, I'll give Machiavelli one thing, he knew how to take kissing ass to the next level.

‘And those whom he offends remaining poor and scattered, are never able to injure him’ imperialism 101 11:14

personal bookmarks 1:26:23 2:07:00 deaths of the powerful 2:09:00 Marcus Aurelius 2:15:00 Commodus 2:20:00 like father like son doesn't always work 2:29:00 a fortress will not save you if the people hate you 2:54:00 metaphor fortune woman

Woo. After this... I need to read "Pumpkin Oh Pumpkin" to my kiddos. Need a sweet story to calm my nerves. I'll never see things the same again.

Thank you for posting this! Can’t afford to actually buy the book yet but literature such as this is so important

Sargon? WTF. I didn't expect that lol

Chapter Timestamps 0:03 Dedication 2:59 Chapter 1 - How many kinds of principalities there are, and by what means they are acquired 3:56 Chapter 2 - Concerning hereditary principalities 5:37 Chapter 3 Concerning mixed principalities

I really do not understand how people can take this as sarcasm. In his I would also write a book to advise the young, inexperienced ruler which would allow me to gain favour and regain a position of power. Medieval Italy was a bloody time and all I see is an effective way of keeping power with some subtle nods and political leanings; people apply this book to practical life today -- just look at Tony Blair.

I wanted to read this book a so very long time, yet, I haven't had time to do that. So, I choose to listen to it...Thanks for sharing.

Too good for RU-vid. The works of genius

Man ,i am so glad you made this channel as a side venture . It's brilliant.I hope you do more like this one .Maybe some old writings of stoics ,like Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus . Or someone's depiction of both. I think the principles of stoicism are really valuable in the hyperbolic , over emotional,effeminate millennial society we live in . Great job man .

It’s amazing to me that people have made out like he’s evil when literally at the beginning of the book he says these are his observations. The man is being true and logical to his accounts, there’s no bias on his behalf. What coldness or cynicism you may undress is well deserved. If you observe human nature and aren’t a little cynical then you’re observing it wrong. Niccolo was an absolute genius

I am going to have to listen to this at least once a day for the rest of the summer to understand what I am even listening to. lol

Dealing with projects, coworkers and rivals can be frustrating at time. but this guys really helps. its true . its better to be feared.

I'm not sure if anyone relates, but I feel as though after listening I already understood these concepts? I've always had the belief that all power was just based upon incentive. So this book, while elaborating in great detail, hasn't really changed my perspective all too much.

I forgot you did this! Holy crap! To my extreme delight to hear Sargon read this as I looked for an audiobook version The Prince!

A much much better narration than the book on audible

-İ will write a book about you. - Make it short.. Requiescat in pace.....Niccolo Machiavelli

that moment when you type the prince into youtube and discover that sargon reads audio books

"He who hath smeltith, have in fact surreptitiously dealt it." ~ Machiavelli

can't wait for the 6 hour analysis!

Excellent. Wonderful recitation. Thank you.

This man made me clean my taxes... One of the greatest

When I read this the second time, one of the ideas that seemed to impress me was the concept that those that wanted to create good and had honorable intentions had to adapt rather treacherous means in order to accomplish their goals, irrespective of how noble they are. It is sometimes better to be feared than to be loved for one to make drastic change in society.

Thank you, solid listening while I’ve read it it’s great to have it on the background

Sargon does a damn good job reading this

Holy shit! The Prince narrated by Sargon. This is the greatest thing I never knew I wanted.

Sounds like he had some fun writing the praise in the beginning 😂 In modern phrasing what he says is: dont take it the wrong way yo, Prince, but someone's got to teach you your job, you inexperienced buffoon Holy flick

Using these tactics a politician could easily get elected

Thank for the amazing work you have put into this for all of us to benefit from! If you ever stop in London let me offer you a cup of coffee or tea as a little sincere thank you.

I think Tupac was a Machiavelli follower or read and quoted him. Past tense...was.

3 hours? Nice.

I read this book back in college. At the time, I didn't really know what it was. As I read it more intently later, I started to understand its ramifications. I then said WOW! I also read Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Dante Alighieri's L ' Inferno

chapter 1- 3:00 chapter 2- 3:57

I love Sargon! I ran across this just wanting to listen to The Prince...but got a bonus once I heard the voice. Pleasant surprise

"I intend to write a book about you someday." "If you do, make it short."

Though I've stop watching him he has a amazing reading voice!

Lacking knowledge is to be at great disadvantage so this must always taken into account! One must deal with each one according to its nature. ! Staying firm and strong as that is what it means to rule well.

Is this read by Sargon of Akkad

This magnificent book was absolutely amazing!

This is weird, I did not expect this book to be this interesting. The plentiful historical anecdotes combined with a surprisingly flowing narrative makes this a decently good listen. I'd love to see an actual modern historian's take on the anecdotes though, as in, an assessment on how accurate they are.

Interesting listen, it offers a better understanding of how to maintain greater control of an empire or state. Great examples of correctly and incorrectly holding/expanding territory. The way of writing and terminology is also very simple, to the point of of almost being redundant (which I consider a plus.)

I see a lot of people although not Lorenco read my dear book!

The bit at the very beginning where Machiavelli offers his "dedication" is clearly extremely ironic, even if the irony is carefully veiled. "Take then, your magnificence, this little 'gift' in the spirit in which I send it, wherein *if* it be diligently read and considered by you, you will learn my extreme desire that you should attain that greatness which fortune and *your other attributes* promise." The "spirit in which I send it" is entirely undescribed. Fortune and also unnamed "other attributes" are said to be the primary signs of promise for Lorenzo de' Medici's "greatness." The playbook which Machiavelli goes on to lay out is also at the same time highly unflattering and suggested to be a playbook de' Medici has a special "promise" for excelling at. It's hard to praise someone anymore ambiguously than that. This is also a playbook which subtly pushes the Prince towards an attempt at alliance with the people against the aristocracy, even as they attempt to keep both the people and the aristocracy in line. This is the advice of a person sympathetic to the ideals of republicanism (even if he is not necessarily advocating the formal outward trappings of a republic, he is advocating that the prince rule in such a way that the people at least believe themselves to have their concerns more or less represented, even at the expense of the cruel or oppressive among the elite). What an impish, veiled sense of humor and what an affinity for both republicanism and plots within plots this guy has. You can see it in his little smile in the portrait as well. With some philosophers like Kant you find yourself wondering how they could have ever enjoyed writing in the style they wrote in at all, but I suspect Machiavelli was enjoying himself greatly as he wrote. I imagine there was a lot of chuckling involved. Ha-ha-ha. What a legend.

I never new sargon did audio books. This is awesome

The Prince, otherwise known as the ultimate EU4 guide.

Cynical or not, this guy was a very keen observer of human nature, to say the least.

I like how most of these chapters could end with “and that’s why you need to kill your enemies in their sleep”

Absolutely 'The Prince' by Niccolo Machiavelli and its influence on political philosophy have had a significant impact on human society throughout history.

Thank you sir! I've always wanted to go through this book. Sargon and Dan Carlin both I can listen to for hours.

My favorite book of all time.

It is said Machiavelli wrote this book to let simple people understand politics. I like to believe this.

He's one of my favorites political philosophers. He was a genius.

I love this book, my favorite political book ever! I've coined myself as a Macivellian Libertarian

best audiobook ever

If you follow along with the text, you'll notice that about once per page the narrator slips up, for example reading "people" where the word "pope" is written (approximately 1 hour 15 mins in); or reading "though" where "through" is written (1 hour 16 mins in). This is incredibly distracting. Writers are expected to proofread their work -- Ancient Recitations should prooflisten theirs.

I love this tune. I'm so in love with the medieval kind of English

Thankyou for upload bud. Excellent Narrative. Love it all

My Dear Diary... Chapter 1: Cesare Borgia is BAE!!!! "Niccolo Machiavelli 1513"

I read this book on one afternoon during the pandemic along with The Art Of War, The Oddessy, The Illiad, the Anied, and my Bible .

What insight into human nature, he was a genius.

Is this sargon of akkad?

Good one Sargon. I went to uni as a lefty, read the Prince and Leviathan and moved to the right.

Best thing about this video is the lack of ads

Read by the great Emperor of Akkad, Sargon I.

I love the book, but I hate the VOICE narrating it.

Great job man, love it. You should consider this for a career, or at least, hobby. Speaking is already part of your job, speaking the words of books is even more appropriate for your baritone. On that note, Machiavelli has almost innumerable errors in this methodology of control. I really wish that someone would write a counter-Prince and a counter-Republic. Anyone know any good commentaries on them?

The only self help book anyone needs to read.

Tupac readed this book. Thank You for Upload it. With the best regards, Filipe dos Santos Araújo

Props to you Sargon for the read. Well done.

Yay, I suggested this one the first day you started this channel. When d we get the first instalment of Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico? Or Meditations by Marcus Aurelius? I never seem to be able to finish reading that one for some reason.

Religious people who criticize this book must know Jesus never ruled the world ghangez khan did , so what's given in this book is true

Machiavelli was not admitting to evil. He was just noticing the wrong in the world. So yea. Think what you want, you are probably wrong.

- I intend to write a book about you one day - if you do, make it short

Il Principe macchiavelliano Soo many memories of attending Italian litterature classes hehe

Reading Niccolò Machiavelli's book 'The Prince' allows us to explore the intersection between his timeless insights and the dynamics of human society throughout history. Title: Niccolò Machiavelli's Philosophy of Mankind and His Influence on "The Prince," Popes, and Political Dictators. Niccolò Machiavelli was an influential Italian philosopher, diplomat, and historian during the Renaissance era. His political philosophy centered around the pragmatic and realistic approach to governance, which he presented in his renowned work, "The Prince." Thanks for sharing video.

very good Bro! Another win for the history fans out there!

Hey, this Machiavelli dude wasn't so bad.

thank you for the audiobook

Nice read, CB. Thank you.

cesare Borgia was a very interesting historical figure the prince deals with his later years. but his early days always seemed more interesting to me the inner struggle he dealt with makes for great reading.

Niccolo Machiavelli is a legend.

2:55:00 A bit of red-pill by the man Machiavelli himself, bless!

That face is so warm and inviting

When he talks about the three methods of control of a new state, two of them being to reside there or destroy them, when specifically talking about a republic , I am drawing so many parallels to modern day western civilization. People will scorn and bring up arms against a government that tries to take their well established rights given by law and will resent those that represent the theft of their livelihoods , so you must do it carefully . The two methods of the prince ruling here would be to crush them entirely (with financial burden , inflation, debt , poor economic conditions ), and to “reside there “. What do our politicians do? They crush you economically , then provide the solution ; just re elect them. For there are no term limits and only the president may not reside in his station indefinitely . This gives people the illusion that elections are free and or fair . While you may only occupy directly the seat of the “prince “ in America for 8 years, you can have proxies stand in for you. Die hard accomplices who set aside personal differences of opinion, ideology , and preferred modes of operating to defer to their larger agendas. I was told this book has been used as a blue print for rulers for centuries and it’s immediately obvious why. Just as 48 laws of power , it serves as a meta analysis of power and is a consolidation of records of how wicked and powerful men down through the ages have used the same tactics as a means of control of the masses and the attainment of more power