The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 

You say you wouldn't want to live a Machiavellian life. That was very Machiavellian of you.

why the disclaimer? Great video

I just have to say that, (my impression of reading his works,) that it seems that Niccolo's style is to advise. Like one one hand he says that it is far safer to be feared, but also says that the greatest fortress for a Prince is the affection of the people. What do you think?

He also says that there has to be a balance between the two things. A lider should be feared AND loved. In other words, liders should manipulate the people. Also it would be best to be feared by their ENEMIES (or other liders). But, in case one couldn't achieve that, than it would be best to be feared than loved.

Dude....whaaaat?

Nelson Chereta p

well said!

Nelson Chereta good

Indeed

You beat evil by paying it with its own coin.

Attaboy!

@@Jackgritty28 why

@@Jackgritty28 ok boomer

@Laura Akoth why

Tell*

here in my garage.

Three years later and he still there scamming

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William Guida well I know Tai Lopez is a scammer, but they dude has money man. So if he has money, he must be doing something right, RIGHT? You will probably answer with: yeah he is scamming people. That’s why he has money. Haha LOL

what about Jason Bond?

This. I think the point of the Prince was that it was a massive reality check to a problem which still prevails until today: Before understanding how something SHOULD be, we must first understand how it IS. People very often only see the former, all the while overlooking the latter. The very concept of ethics (the modern day term being political correctness) is that they were a set of standards , which if lived by, would perhaps bring a brighter future to societies who were greatly lacking in said morals. These ethics were brought about by philosophers who had understood that the very basis on which the human functions is through Evil and the despair of others, due to the circumstances of the societies they lived in. This is the main message which Machiavelli channels through the Prince. The problem amongst many politicans of the era is that they did not apply this knowledge, and oversimplified many of the ethics into general rules to adhere to, regardless of context. Machiavelli was not anything near as evil as people say he is; At most, he might be described as a cynical pragmatist, or even a manipulator. But there is nothing psychopathic at all about him, and if people studied his later book, "The Discourses on Livy," They'd find that if anything; he was a realist amongst many disillusioned kings and dukes, who grew up with little to no understanding of what was happening on the ground, instead preferring to focus on what SHOULD be happening on the ground, without any idea of what actually was. In its core essence, the Prince highlights a very common flaw amongst the study of the humanities, and to some extent, the modern education system: Before seeking to know HOW it works, we should seek to know Why.

your absolutely right

+william wright - crazy grofx

+crazygrofx Machiavelli is in a way the same as Sun Tzu, or even Buddha... although each one of them focuses on a seemingly different area of life. Basically, they're all advising to _find an appropriate statement for the circumstances you find yourself in_

+Sure Lock what I find comforting about such channel is that whether people share my views or not the fact is that there are people out there who are actually using their brains in a world where vanity ( social media) and other useless things exist.. I wish you guys all the best in life, just keep believing in urselves without losing sight of reality and you'll be alright👍🏿👊🏿

Glad you brought this up, Chris. 90% of people who bring up this quote don't add the stipulation. It changes the meaning completely of the quote

Yes

Inflicting too much fear can take the respect people had towards you. Now you wouldn’t be loved nor feared

It is better to be feared and loved, but if you cannot be both, it is safer to be feared.

Pretty weird to make your gf afraid and love you but this is a good advice for parents.

Nabriales nice

Well it's actually feared and respected.

Nabriales he makes the distinction that you should be feared but respected too. You shouldn't be hated. For if you are hated you will be taken down. If you are feared AND respected however no one will challenge you because the general public is scared of you. Because they don't want to feel your wrath they won't organize in a major way; even if a small offshoot aren't scared of you and they did organize they won't succeed because you are respected by the general public so they'll never gain enough traction to overthrow you.

Adam Breard Then I think just being respected is enough. I don't think you can be both respected AND feared because fear attracts hatred. It is human nature to hate something that we fear. So if you are both feared and respected, one of these will become the dominant one overtime and the other will shrink.

You can definitely be respected and feared just look at some of the heads of most successful organized crime. Especially one of the most stable crime syndicates like the Yakuza.

100%

+David Uezato perfect

+David Uezato That is very insightful. But it unfortunately matters not what Machiavelli intended his book for. Because much like Einstein and Tesla (and every other innovative individual to ever make a genuine contribution to society) their work gets used and abused. While the book may have been an excellent guide for the Prince, it is now a road map for every other asshole politician. People are too stupid to govern themselves. Which is incidentally also brought up in his book. Ugh... We should clone that man and make him president.

+LogicalSuppository So true. Also everything in the universe is always evolving somehow, and people always seems to grab a hold of some piece of knowledge and never let it go, but not everything is the same than before... This book was written after some serious events in humanity's history.

this comment is so under rated

David Uezato Very good comment.

Sergio Hernández Haha, thanks for writing, Sergio. Greetings from USA.

+FightMediocrity I feel like in the last part about relationships you go full on Machiavelli mode, trying to convince the public that you're good when you're not. And people react to that positively in the comments. I see what you did there! Good one.

+FightMediocrity I'm so inspired by this video...I'm going to write a blog post for the Huffington Post about Machiavelli and marketing...and I'll reference this video. I love The Prince...it's a great read.

Sergio Hernández

ok after greeting remember to ask the Mexican government to settle the bill for the wall. lol

Hebatallah Hosny Awesome, and thank you! :)

I don't know the story you're referring to, Abdulmajid.

funny i though thats what made this pointless and useless since that most likely makes the guy biased on a subject that rewards that way of thinking....

Master Erakius so true.

Pahahaha xD Jesus Christ You sound like a delusional incel who's never lived in the real world... A pseudo-pychological load of bullshit completely detached from reality... if you ever actually threatened someone like this they would instantly know you were a fragile, damaged nut-job. And I'm assuming that if she replied with the exact same rule to be applied to you then you would be fine with it would you? It would make you love her more would it? No, she'd just look like a precious, psycho man-child exactly the same as you... Imagine if relationships worked liked this, imagine how rediculiusly damaging and unhealthy it would be to constantly be walking on eggshells. You couldn't bond with a person who was like that.

Rave Biscuits lmfaooo right these dudes are pathetic

😂😂😂 don't do this to people you actually care about the fuck. This is for corporate and other strategic parts of life.

Machiavelli was not a dating coach lmfao 😂

power indeed

Knowledge is god . I saw this quote in book that can't remember 😢

JPelirrojo Thanks brother. I was listening to your "20 Compases," and I have no idea what you're saying but it sounds so sick. :) It pumped me up like crazy, will have to check out your other stuff... :)

JPelirrojo Tener a Jpelirrojo en este canal, que honor

Playing in to hiss hands mate!

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lee Lee Nobody is comparing Orwell to him they just want to see a videos about his books

Finler Türktür

Yeahh! A video about "1984" would be very useful! Greetings from Brazil!

Sounds so cool!

Yes. In Russian language this book is called: "Государь" The Sovereign

Self snitching 👏

If you got cheated on 100 time you deserve it.

If you were cheated on 100 times that means you were dumb enough to take her back 99 times

why would you even want to get cheated on for a hundred times and kill her when you can leave her instead?

@@princessfatimabelgica8288 4 year old post but still got this disingenuous comment lol I’m just criticizing folk in the video talking about they’d rather be cheated on than their partner die.

***** Thanks Korey!

I fully agree. Too many people try to peg Machiavelli as cynical. If more people read the book, they'd see his goal is just to deal with reality how it actually is

Absolutely

Ideal laws + real world = mess

Capinyx OMG, me too

EmperorLOL The School of Life is definitely one of the best channels. I didn't know they made a video on this, I'll have to check it out.

ajaz sorthiya Haha, that would be interesting :))

I will wait for it :)

+ajaz sorthiya are you still waiting? xD

Best comedy I've ever had

CONOR MCGREGORRR!!!! NOBODY BEATS THE IRISH!

Adrian Haley Thanks, and that's a good topic. Might touch on it at some point :)

Damon Tan that’s short sighted. Even romantic relationships are a struggle for power. in fact, it’s quite common.. it’s much safer to manipulate your partner into compliance rather than to allow vulnerable emotions to rise.

@@pantsenfuego9986 go to therapy

badcornflakevibes comment seems to struck a nerve. Why would you even bother attacking a random stranger like that? unless the subject matter intensely threatens your Disney-like romantic ideals. yesss, let your thinly veiled anger flow, hunny.

I AM ERROR npc >attacking a random stranger bruh all i did was tell you to go to therapy

badcornflakevibes ohh okay, so it’s not an attack.. so more like a respectful request? Thank you for clarification. Since you’re so respectfully concerned, let’s make a deal... it’s a good idea, so you send me lots of money, I’ll go to therapy, but on your dime. Call it your charitable deed for the crazy 😜 inter-webz guy.

+Dev Singh I wonder if Tupac did

+Michael Jackson tupac did study him

+Michael Jackson tupac studied him, MJ breh

kevin gates did.

+Michael Jackson he did this how he named himself Makaveli and faked his death the same was Nicolo did but never did what he did 18 years later

You failed life boy! Don't become the prole that Machiavelli is referring to in his book. Grow a mind of your own and be a critical thinker.

Scientist Albert Einstein thanks Einstein

Beautifully put. Have a good day sir.

Miles Beler f

monkeybizzness Thanks! :)

+Barry irlandi I was thinking the same thing

+Dis Goof No. Bernie Sanders is honest and consistent. He is not a good Prince according to Machiavelli. Whether Sanders' policies and promises are correct is another matter entirely. But when it comes to Sanders, he is the most honest. But again, according to Machiavelli, that is not good trait for a Prince.

+Barry irlandi almost, he didn't appear that friendly.

+Barry irlandi You can be sure that Trump have read "The Prince" his personality is very constructed to marketing. Listening to him speak is like reading "The Art of the deal". Just try to compare him to earlier interviews (Letterman in 1988 etc.) same message different package.

+Sam Robert Unless the car industry doesn't count as "big money" then he isn't very consistent. And his policies are borderline wacko. Most of them would be catastrophic because they don't fix the underlying problem. They just put a layer of paint over it.

If he were the perfect prince there would be no stigma surrounding him. Why Trump has gotten so many votes goes far deeper than him living a Machiavellian life.

Yea @Auke De Souza. Machiavelli said there are two major elements that contribute to the downfall of a leader. Being hated and despised (thought about with contempt.) Trump is both of those things.

+NearVSMello by a huge monitory he is. Remember, the masses are vulgar

+NearVSMello by a huge monitory he is. Remember, the masses are vulgar

There are people that want you to believe that and it is obviously working.

+Lily ferreira Bernie Sanders has an impeccable history of achievements and fought against racism with MLK when it wasn't popular for white men to do so, while Hilary was for segregation at the time, I assume you're black so it would be Ironic for you to claim Bernie sanders for such corruption as explained in this video

trump. i'd vote for him. coming from lithuania

+Frostbite racist son of a bitch

Blue Chucks smart, not racist

Frostbite your a dumbass if you vote for him

David G Haha, thanks David! :)

dexdaladoor Awesome, thanks for the feedback :)