The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli | Chazz Palminteri & Michael Franzese 

Spot on about Machiavelli. If you actually look at his life, he worked his whole life to have a fair and democratic republic but then was exiled from power when he wrote the book. It was really his last jab at the people that exiled him by exposing their secrets and the tricks they use to keep power.

I don't tolerate lying from people anymore... and now most people have a problem with me... which I believe shows everyone is living in a false reality. But I've become successful as a result. I appreciate what you both are doing here these young men need examples from experienced people like you.

These two make a great sit down!! Love these guys and their way of talking the truth!!

Machiavelli states it's far better to be feared than loved if you cannot have both .

Machiavelli said “ for a prince it’s better to be feared then loved. Because love is held with chains of obligation but fear is held with the dread of punishment”

My dad was just a kid in the 30's and 40's, growing up north of Boston. He could have gone either way in life. One time he was given a job, running numbers for some people. He walked into a room with a bag and put it on a table. A senior guy looked at him, turned and looked at the other people in the room and said to my dad, "You're Johnny M. I know your father...I know your mother. Good people. Honest people. I don't want to see you come back here ever again. Now, get out of here, go home and tell your parents you love them." My dad never went back. And no one ever bothered him or his family.

These two together is Gold

Michael, I am your age. The Prince and Dante’s epic poem Devine Comedy (including the Inferno-his journey thru the 9 circles of Hell) were required reading my freshman year in college. Wow! What an introduction to adulthood. They taught so many life lessons. Great podcast, gentlemen.

We need a longer version

❤❤❤Great book. Machiavelli was the writer, he wrote of the Prince based on. Cesar Borgia the Spanish prince. At that time, Spain was in charge and Italy was just coming together. Great lessons learned: You need to show up. Keep your enemy’s close. The fox and lion You need to be like a fox know your environment and time. The lion when you need to react you react like a lion with anger. “Respect.” ?Frank Martinez Downey California

Aw been waiting on this book review it’s a classic. Art of war soon also? Peace from Ireland 🇮🇪 ✌🏼

Personally, I think anyone who exposes scams is more trustworthy than people who dare you believe that stuff can't happen to you; Why would anyone mind calling out BS, unless they had a horse in the race? This is the same reason I trust Robert Greene (as Machiavelli) for advice. Used to be a great world when you could rely on someone's word & a handshake. Thanks guys! Been looking forward to this book review. We love your work!

Always one of the highlights of the week your uploads. Cheers to you both 🍷

These lessons are awesome!!!!

Crazy, I’ve just been reading The Prince, the illustrated version of the book by Global Classics which I bought on Amazon. Love it! And this popped up!

When wise mem speak, you close your mouth and listen!!

As always, this is gonna be great! Thanks Mr F and Mr P!

I better switch it around a little, lol... Thank you Mr P and Mr F. Brilliant lessons here, especially for my teenage sons!

Amazing 📕 Book… reviewed by two brilliant minds!

This podcast is so enlightening! I've read The Prince twice & it is enlightening, as well. I suggest a review of Dante's Inferno. That one is a book I will never fully understand but epic storytelling at it's best! I like to think of Dante as the Virgil to Machiavelli's Dante. Thanks so much, Men!

Best one so far. Really appreciate you guys doing this

I absolutely loved this video and the lesson. The Prince is one of my favorite books. Is there a chance of doing a video of Sun Tzu's Art of War in the future?

Love ❤️ Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince 👑 Number 3 on my top 5 books 📚

What an amazing show, you both balance each other so perfectly.

Very informative! Respect to the Wise Men

Thank you again for these. The insight you both have is rivaled to none. Stay blessed gentlemen👌

Thank you very much Chazz and Michael. Another great video!

Trust is everything. So true.

The phrase "Peace for our time" is famously associated with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He uttered these words in a speech on September 30, 1938, after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler.

Michael, you keep amazing me. Watching your growth is healing to me.

Straight wisdom here. Thanks guys

Excellent episode Gentlemen. Looking forward to the following episodes with your takes on other writings.

A book I read in college. Love the book!

Excellent review. Oh the things I wish I had known. Bringing this forward now is great information for the youth of today. Thank you both for sharing your wisdom from your life experience

Another excellent lesson-thank you wise men!❤️🙏

Great Value as always definitely making a difference thank you much gratitude.

Thank you for this great episode of knowledge 💯.

This is the kind of podcast that kids today needs to hear

Love this!!!

Absolute legends 🔥🔥🔥

A serious academic endeavor is comparing and contrasting Machiavelli's "The Prince" with Castigliano's "The Courtier" -- two diametrically opposed handbooks for princes. Machiavelli recommends maintaining a low profile, yet getting he high priority items done, whereas Castiglione recommends "sprezzatura" (little flame): being a shining example to the prince, focusing on getting the more spectacular and therefore more persuasive items done.

Once again viejones! Saludos. Thanks for the Game

Hi Michael and Chazz! How are you? Il Principe is the only book that I have read several times. It’s a great guide. Looking forward! 👑

Thanks guys

I like this. I'm gonna keep watching.

Keep doing these book reviews 🔥 I'm going to subscribe thx

Been waiting a long time for this ! ❤ 👏🏻

Very, very good episode.

Loving this fellas, there’s alot of books I need to read, I’ve never been much of a reader but I want to be because books give you such wisdom and perspectives that you can’t find through the internet

You both rock and roll

Iv audiobooked that book twice just got the book to read out library to day

Some people will do anything to get power. This story from the book always stood out to me. Dude invited every powerful person in the city to a party and then killed them all. ------- When Agathocles the Sicilian became King of Syracuse, he did so not only as a private citizen, but as one who came from the lowliest and most humble circumstances. He was the son of a potter, and led a wicked life from first to last.30 And yet he combined his wickedness with such skill of mind and body that when he joined the army, he rose through the ranks to become Praetor of Syracuse. Once established in that position, he set about becoming prince and retaining his principality by means of violence, without depending on others for that which he had originally been granted by his fellow citizens. He conspired with Hamilcar the Carthaginian, 31 who was waging war in Sicily with his army, and one morning Agathocles called together the people and the senate of Syracuse as if to discuss important issues concerning the republic, and then at a signal to his soldiers had them kill all the senators and the richest men of the city. Then he became the unchallenged prince of that city.

Great book I've just read it.

Would be great of you guys could do a podcast on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

AMAZING CONTENT

Love it 👑👑♥️♥️

This is great. Class is in session

Gentlemen, I’ve got to tell you I admire the hell out of both of you Michael always admired you when I was a little kid, but I saw the whole thing go down and it was in the paper every day. I was like 10 years old reading up on all that and I said that guy is doing things right but I knew I always wanted to be an actor and I said maybe someday I can play in a movie Mr. Palmentari I just always admired your work as an actor, a writer and after 32 years of acting so far myself, I’m just waiting to retire from my police officer job how ironic and get back in the Hollywood full-time had a nice little five-year run while I was out there now I’m on the East Coast raising all my kids As soon as I retire in two years, I’m heading back out for three years stent. See if I can get things going again, but I have not stopped working the whole time the movie here, a movie there a commercial here a commercial there please keep this show I love it it passes time for me and it’s really insightful. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 God bless the both of you.

Nice Show!!!!

Keep up the great work Gentlemen shout out 💯🤟🏽

Appreciate

Machiavelli wrote this to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, the ruler of Florence at the time. Lorenzo if I’m not mistaken was not a good prince and Machiavelli knew it. It was more about him being able to spread his writings than helping Lorenzo.

I get in trouble constantly for NOT lying. That tells you all you need to know about today’s societal standards.

I really want to read this book

the prince is one of many books i have read in my time working as a vatican archivist (i always read when not busy) the prince was one that i leant to a priest friend (lovely guy, hes now a bishop), he said that the prince along with the book of five rings are 2 books everyone should read, they are such important works in terms of existing as human beings. my takeaway from the prince was that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" edit: i even had my own little nook deep in the archives that to this day has a little plaque that says "the second home of father francis" it was put there by the devils advocate (an actual job in the vatican) i often got into philosophical debates with, he put the plaque there when i retired and told me "even though you are no longer an archivist you are always welcome to sit here and read" and whenever im in italy, i pop by and go to my little nook and read. i am no longer a priest due to personal reasons and whenever i visit the vatican i still somehow get into fun little debates with the devils advocate

Please do one on The Richest Man in Babylon. Thank you!

Thanks

Fantastic episode, thank you! Would you consider As a man thinketh by James Allen? I think it would be a good one👍

I think the prince is a interesting book, and the man who wrote it was a realist, and can we have a video talking about the art of war? I think the prince and the art of war are similar in a way.

Exactly! The whole book is a sarcastic criticism of those in power. They didn't need his advice to do what he was already doing. Even the title, "The Prince." A prince. In a Republic.

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I read part of the prince in high school. What I believe is that, over the years, it leads to looking for other books that slowly slide you down the hill into self destruction. But that’s me

Chazz that is so true what your father said about the mob my dad said some same thing but different context he said make people want what you can offer and not want what they can offer you godbless you and Michael youse both are veterans in your field I feel blessed to be able to watch youse guys and learn more ❤

"to live outside the law you must be honest" B.Dylan

Something about 2 Italian wiseguys talking about a Florentine noble where it was basically the mafia in the city-states is funny to think about how things dont change in 500 years or 5000 years

It’s a good book I’m also a fan of Cesare Borgia

A big part of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli takes after Cesare Borgia. In this work, Machiavelli idealizes him and uses him as an example as the ideal exercise of politics. An exercise that, according to Machiavelli, doesn’t have to respond to morality but only to the laws of power. Bing search

Given the subject matter and the individual. One could think that material gain was the priority.

Fascinating that neither interrupts. Machiavelli had that down. A man who interrupts is trying to assert power. Beware of them.

Chaz read the Bad War by King

this editing is so weird i hate how it cuts just so we can hear these two go on and on

great video wathen right now god bless me safe there

You should read arthashastra written by chanakya, he was an ancient indian statesman/sage, he was responsible for building one of the largest empire in the world.

Oprah, but written by the late jerry springer another good listen💯

Great book. The best novel on philosophy for my money is The Brothers Karamazov. Have either of you read it? If so, quick thoughts?

Please review the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

Does anybody know the best translation for the prince , in Canada

How many did you watch ?

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It should be required reading in high school. I feel He was an Italian patriot who was tired of The Church, and Foreigners reeking havoc on The Peninsula. He wanted a united State.

I agree that , lie to me once , ok, lie to me again , I'm done.

Lots of glitches in this video

Machiavelli is the indian chanakya ⭐️

this was great. about mandatory service - unfortunately the military isnt what it used to be. look up jamesons travels he coverd military content. pretty enlightening

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Bertrand Russell said the prince was a hand book for the mafia.

Yeah prince machebelli

Would you ever take an interest in the Book of Five Rings ?:)

You guys should read gypsies the hidden American it about gypsy history in America

Do ‘meditations’ Marcus Aurelius.