'The Prince' by Niccolò Machiavelli - The Complete Book in Today's Language

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Dive into our modernized rendition of Niccolò Machiavelli's influential work, 'The Prince'. Crafted during the Italian Renaissance in 1513, this renowned political treatise stands as an undeniable pillar in the realm of political thought. It has shaped the perspectives of kings, politicians, thinkers, and scholars for generations.
The original intent of 'The Prince' was to offer guidance to Lorenzo de' Medici, a figure central to the political landscape of Renaissance Italy. Set against this backdrop of intense power struggles, shifting alliances, and regional conflicts, Machiavelli's observations were acute reflections of his era's realities. His strategies were not just theoretical musings but derived from the real challenges of his times.
In our modern adaptation, we've retained the depth and essence of Machiavelli's original masterpiece, while making it resonate with contemporary readers. Bridging the chasm between Machiavelli's time and today, this version offers a fresh take on age-old insights about leadership, power dynamics, and governance.
Whether you're immersed in political studies, passionate about history, or simply intrigued by the intricate tapestry of power, our rendition of 'The Prince' promises an enlightening journey into Machiavelli's world, reimagined for the modern audience.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and setting the scene
1:40 Machiavelli's letter to Lorenzo de' Medici
3:03 Chapter 1: How Many Types of Principalities There Are and How They’re Gained
3:39 Chapter 2: Let's Talk About Hereditary Principalities
4:36 Chapter 3: Handling Mixed Principalities
12:54 Chapter 4: Why Alexander’s Successors Didn’t Face Immediate Rebellion in Asia
15:09 Chapter 5: Why It’s Tricky to Manage Cities Used to Freedom, and What to Do About It
16:43 Chapter 6: Creating a Kingdom from Scratch Using Your Own Skills
19:06 Chapter 7: On New Principalities Gained Through Others or Good Luck
23:34 Chapter 8: On Rising to Power Through Dubious Means
28:11 Chapter 9: About Civil Leadership
31:20 Chapter 10: Measuring the Strength of a Principality
33:21 Chapter 11: On Ecclesiastical Principalities
36:01 Chapter 12: The Different Types of Soldiers and the Problem with Mercenaries
41:02 Chapter 13: Thoughts on Auxiliaries, Mixed Troops, and Using Your Own Forces
43:39 Chapter 14: The Prince and the Art of War
45:41 Chapter 15. What Gets You Praise or Blame
47:11 Chapter 16: On Being Generous or Tight-fisted
49:32 Chapter 17: On Balancing Mercy and Severity, and the Debate Between Being Loved and Feared
51:58 Chapter 18: How Princes Should Keep Their Word
54:40 Chapter 19: How to Avoid Being Despised and Hated
1:00:40 Chapter 20: The Pros and Cons of Fortresses and Other Strategies
1:03:16 Chapter 21: How a Prince Can Gain Fame
1:05:43 Chapter 22: On a Prince's Servants
1:07:14 Chapter 23: Beware of Brown-Nosers
1:09:08 Chapter 24: Why Italy's Big Shots Lost Their Game
1:10:47 Chapter 25: Playing the Game of Luck and Standing Strong
1:12:28 Chapter 26: Liberate Italy from the Invaders
1:15:17 Outtro
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@DarinPirkey 5 ай бұрын

I always felt The Prince was meant to protect people by helping them understand how people manipulate others.

@Hidalgoes 5 ай бұрын

Even in the movie the prince wanted Ariel to get her voice back he didn’t just want a goth chick if she was secretly a fat aquatic sorceress embodying the chaotic menopausal feminine

@hassanalkhalifah1565 5 ай бұрын

I don't know if machiavelli meant it that way but it definitely can be, regardless of his intentions And if people did see it (machiavellianism) in the politicians, the world would be a much better place by now

@allenandrews2380 5 ай бұрын

That makes sense. Why publish it and expose all of these machinations otherwise?

@allenandrews2380 5 ай бұрын

48 laws of power is often misinterpreted as a guide to " being a self serving manipulator" as well. But that author intended to enlighten with it as well.

@illosovic 4 ай бұрын

@allenandrews2380 you haven't read the book if you don't think it wasn't meant as a guide, read just the first law, notice how it's not enlightening the reader to be weary of people who never outshine their master and how it's in an instructional perspective (if you're referring to Robert's interview, you'll have to read his other book "the laws of human nature" to understand why he said that in that clip)

@DoctorDejay 4 ай бұрын

As someone that has read “The Prince” multiple times….this is spot on

@user-oj6tp1oc2g 2 ай бұрын

The Prince needs to be a requirement for anyone seeking high office. Understanding the past is a key to the future. Machiavelli is as relevant today as it was in the 17th century.

@suvendroseal1724 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT IN TODAY'S LANGUAGE. BEEN WANTING TO UNDERSTAND IT SO MUCH.

@blitzblade7222 7 ай бұрын

I just want to say that I find a channel of this nature so incredibly valuable. I feel as though I'm now compelled to seek knowledge from our past, you've provided me a means to experience an epiphany I required to understand just how important our history is.

@Dino_Medici 5 ай бұрын

Beauty

@StoicMan111 2 ай бұрын

Frl

@justiniadonisi9290 16 күн бұрын

I feel like it can be summed up like this: you do what needs to be done, even if it involves an expedient means. I don’t get why everyone thinks this book is so treacherous. It’s just saying out loud what all of today’s politicians do (at least in the US)

@MultiLex101 5 ай бұрын

Very good, the modernisation is a brilliant idea make sure people give you the credit you deserve before this pops off! Subscribed and liked.

@stanislavnikolskiy6122 4 ай бұрын

What a great work: adaptation,voice, illustrations !🔥 Thanks a lot!🙏🏻🙌

@TheLegendaryLore 4 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@masonsteven77 7 ай бұрын

This is so refreshing in a world of those perpetually exploiting for profit or disgusting pleasure the most base of the human condition. This channel stands among so few that help the curious pursue important knowledge, myriad perceptions, and the best parts of the human existence. Cheers to you for all of your tireless effort to produce material that matters, inspires, and educates.

@TerribleTom113 6 ай бұрын

Thr VAST majority of people are just normal people doing their best to get by, and are generally good, decent people. Also, there are thousands of KZfaq channels, websites, authors etc, that produce content who's aim is to "educate and inspire." 😂

@antoniopaun587 6 ай бұрын

@@TerribleTom113right, i dont know why so many people have this fantasy where everyone is an egotist psycopath.

@HighhPlainsDrifter 6 ай бұрын

@@TerribleTom113 REALLY? The majority of people are "NORMAL"...& decent & good. WHERE? WHO?, WHEN?😮😮😅😅🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄

@TerribleTom113 6 ай бұрын

@@HighhPlainsDrifter Yeah. 99.999% of people never commit assault or murder or r@pe or theft, most people don't go out of their way to hurt or abuse or lie to and manipulate people for their own gain. Most people don't want down the street kicking puppies and stealing candy for babies. The VAST majority of people are decent, good people doing their best to make their way in the world. Sure, most people aren't moral paragon, but "not exceptional good" and "evil" aren't synonyms.

@MuhammanAli-lu1it 3 ай бұрын

I love this book .. first time i read the book age 20 in Oxford .. And many days i. Search this book on you tube but nothing video on these book Thank you legendary lora love from Pakistan

@PhoebeLambert-hi5cc Ай бұрын

Saved and will definitely listen in spare time

@TheLegendaryLore Ай бұрын

I hope you'll enjoy it :)

@idc73487 7 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work! I love this type of stuff

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@user-pm3sh9gr5h 7 ай бұрын

A friend told me to read this a couple of decades ago , never got round to it. Now I understand why they told me read it. Better late than never I guess! Plus now I can lie back and have it read to my!! Fantastic!

@applin121 7 ай бұрын

What he says around 8.30/8.35 is spot on. Spot and deal with issues as early as possible, because if you don’t they will likely become unmanageable. Great stuff…another one for multiple listens I think.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Very true, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure 💪 I'm happy you enjoyed it

@Gayathri-qt1bn 7 ай бұрын

Amazing work. Do more of such amazing books.❤

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Much more on in the works 😊

@corley-ai 4 ай бұрын

Great work. I've read the original, this is more palatable.

@0tt0z 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing these videos. I have watched a few and really enjoyed listening.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, brother!

@DIo-ig1uo Ай бұрын

Great listening

@kevincruz7958 7 ай бұрын

I loved it. I wish more people were working like you do.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@daschaunmiller3178 5 ай бұрын

Netflix need to do a series on this man

@thalessilva1 5 ай бұрын

48 Laws of power next,great work

@idriswilliams2455 5 ай бұрын

i am really appreciative of what you did by sharing this formidable work

@sakukullberg2697 6 ай бұрын

Man, this book read in like 1,25x speed

@crazypath573 5 ай бұрын

Seems to be AI narration.

@abeabebb 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for uploading - your meditations video is my favorite narration, very well done!

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@jojobagito239 7 ай бұрын

Listening from Philippines 🥰

@530thecarmissinng 16 күн бұрын

no one gives a shit

@shastanshannon 7 ай бұрын

You have a great voice and cadence for narration. I enjoy your choice of colloquialisms for translating old words into something understandable. Thank you and good job.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, friend!

@BeneyGesserit 6 ай бұрын

I am wondering if you have used AI to re write these books with a modern twist and also if it's an AI generated voice?

@crazypath573 5 ай бұрын

Probably is.

@SuperPetokraka 8 сағат бұрын

Amazinb job, x0.75 for optimal experience 👌

@xiwensoo4076 7 ай бұрын

O.O wow great job, very interesting way to make an ebook. Your channel is a gem

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@kevinp9110 7 ай бұрын

I'm going 2 months ahead into 2024 with the wisdom you broadcast.

@osherpikado 5 ай бұрын

I might translate this and Meditations to my laungage (subtitles) and uplode it to my other channel, with link and credit to your channel.

@akhterhassan6670 7 ай бұрын

Love your work!

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@thomasriggins1299 19 күн бұрын

I grabbed your Marcus Aurelius Meditations book , loving it so far. I think it's going to be easier to get others into stoicism since it's in today's language. Maybe an Epictetus book next?

@TheLegendaryLore 17 күн бұрын

Thank you, brother. I hope you're right that it will help more people get a grasp of what stoicism is about. Epictetus is a great idea! We're planning to release his "Enchiridion" in video format soon-it's a fantastic short-ish introduction to stoicism, while "Discourses" would probably work well in book format.

@thomasriggins1299 17 күн бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore Great to hear it! Keep up the marvelous work brother!

@christopherthrawn1333 4 ай бұрын

Both had different times of intrigue and situations. It can be used for Good or Evil.Depends on the individual and his time period.

@michaeldonley7741 6 ай бұрын

1:00:00 bookmark

@caiomalpelo 2 ай бұрын

One of the best line from The Prince is when Machiavelli tells to Rouen that french do not understand nothing about politics

@dimitri929 7 ай бұрын

Very high quality stuff on this channel. One of those hidden recesses of quality on yt

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, brother!

@Zonda107 5 ай бұрын

The world is a sphere that runs on angles

@jayearnhardt9790 5 ай бұрын

Your skill at historical perseption thru study of knowledge gained thru reserch very impressive your assessment of power struggle of old and new i must watch more the way you express principals thru your knowledge of language awsome your no shit expression and common sense makes it seem so easy to understand our government could learn much from your lectures i would have you as an advisor on my war council you would be a formidable adviser get em dont get lost your talents will be needed in the future i hope your in our schools

@Theradbrad714 7 ай бұрын

Great channel!

@Bennie067 6 ай бұрын

Wow.

@nckgmz83 3 ай бұрын

Headphones on in pre headphone times is crazy.

@brutalieri 5 ай бұрын

Is there a modernized written version available? Thanks!

@piushalg5041 3 ай бұрын

Yes, the Swiss were fully armed and fully free (in dependant) at the time Machiavelli wrote this booklet.

@obfuscateidentity2329 7 ай бұрын

Bravo 👌 well done

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@chrlmmartin7776 6 ай бұрын

Narrator has got a good voice & delivery.

@Dino_Medici 5 ай бұрын

On behalf of the Medici family I send my utmost regards 😭🤓🤑

@Galaxyprosboy 5 ай бұрын

I didn't know it was a modernisation until i was like midway

@nug7742 6 ай бұрын

Dude was resilient indeed

@alpinebreed1774 Ай бұрын

Is this translation found on Spotify or somewhere else ? So I can listen while driving

@TheLegendaryLore Ай бұрын

Not yet, unfortunately. Others have requested audio versions, too, but I haven't gotten around to setting up a Spotify account.

@jarrettscherrer2189 4 ай бұрын

🦅🥃🔥 They all believe they are the prince; few know who they truly are.

@adjisilla6149 6 ай бұрын

I love this vidéo ❤❤❤❤

@logo5562 5 ай бұрын

Good work...😃😃❤

@alexandrMGr8 7 ай бұрын

Great channel 👍

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, friend!

@linclip 6 ай бұрын

Phew man that's a whole lot of things to keep track of as a prince. With all this trouble to go through one might think is power actually worth it.

@JohnDoe-rd2qw 17 күн бұрын

21:34 Hugh Jackman Cameo

@Helen-nl9lv 4 ай бұрын

Wow. Reading at 100 miles per hour

@antonionotbanderas9775 7 ай бұрын

1:09:20 New Kids On The Block featured in The Prince.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

I'm happy you noticed 😁

@6554532 6 ай бұрын

I gave up reading the Prince because it was so hard to understand this is perfect

@nklinef 7 ай бұрын

BRILLIANT! Can you read next a modern version of the Discourses of Epictetus?

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, brother. I'll make sure to add it to the list, but it's a fairly long list at this point :)

@nklinef 7 ай бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore Good to hear. Good luck.

@nklinef 7 ай бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore I would also love some Cicero please.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

@@nklinefCicero's 'De Officiis' is in the works, and we're currently going through some of his defense speeches to see which ones could make good videos.

@nklinef 7 ай бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore the Cataline Orations would be the obvious choice, but of defenses instead of prosecutions; Pro Caelio, Pro Sulla, and Pro Archia Poeta(which could be interesting to translate in that he uses poetry as a rhetorical device)

@sirrobinofloxley7156 3 ай бұрын

Funny putting the template over the English princes, some consider UK has become a new principality, and a failing one at that. People forget UK has really only began post 2016 and William doesn't appear to be following the Machiavellian wisdom.

@rodneybaker586 Ай бұрын

Compare this information to Rod Serling endeavors, as a writer?

@jasonbelstone3427 4 ай бұрын

Will Discourses on Livy become part of this series?

@TheLegendaryLore 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's great idea! I'll add Discourses to the list.

@jasonbelstone3427 4 ай бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore Awesome!

@WordSonFoRealz 6 ай бұрын

I didnt understand what "modernized " meant in thr description till i heard the phrase shady used. Im on the fence, but im leaning pretty hard towards this is great.

@Coment... 2 ай бұрын

9:51

@asylumdownboy 7 ай бұрын

Do you have the book version?

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Not yet, but we're working on it.

@abubakar-dp9kr 4 ай бұрын

33:31

@nihaoma7744 Ай бұрын

1:40

@kuibeiguahua 7 ай бұрын

My guy!!!! MY GUY!!!!!

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

My guy!

@earthmeetsmoon 5 ай бұрын

Like the modern lingo. Cracks me up.

@stuartsinclair-smith9140 5 ай бұрын

Honestly. The speed reading killed it 😢

@twokicks 3 ай бұрын

Just reduce the videos speed

@troopernate8046 7 ай бұрын

I'd be interested to see what you do with zen koans.

@tristan583 2 ай бұрын

I can dump any other book in the universe for the Prince by machiavéli

@razredge07 3 ай бұрын

So strange to feel as though you're clued into the gossip and critiques from centuries ago.

@bjornsuomivuori4637 6 ай бұрын

read too fast

@l.eduardoramirez4426 5 ай бұрын

Who is the narrator?

@PoetrybyAMRAGoldsboro 4 ай бұрын

It was hard to understand because of the speed of the speech. Otherwise, it was good

@mrmalio 6 ай бұрын

I would legit buy this book if you made a break book with this exact info.

@TheLegendaryLore 6 ай бұрын

That's great to hear, brother! I'm actually about to publish this one along with 'Meditations' as part of a book series.

@mrmalio 6 ай бұрын

@TheLegendaryLore AWESOME!!! can't wait to buy

@Dino_Medici 5 ай бұрын

@@TheLegendaryLore Very interesting. This is a cool idea. Ur gonna get hella hate for this lol

@TheLegendaryLore 5 ай бұрын

@@Dino_Medici I don't mind getting hate 😄 But why would I get it from this?

@__40su 7 ай бұрын

Owww that is... I dont know but I love you

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

Haha, I love you too, brother 😁

@nkosiemahlangu1158 Күн бұрын

Governments today are using plays/strategies from this very book.

@Shawn_Gonzales 4 ай бұрын

@discobolous 7 ай бұрын

Machiavelli did nothing wrong. Awesome.

@TheLegendaryLore 7 ай бұрын

He was a good boy 😁

@brianb8003 5 ай бұрын

This should have been fantastic. Little concerned it opened with a leading comment about the letter being satire. That's a very new interpretation that very few, if any, serious academics give any credence. In fact, in his book The History of Florence, Machiavelli writes enough about Cesare Borgia to show consistency in his observations in The Prince. Not too mention his personal correspondences. When viewed in context these debunk the sataire hypothesis quite soundly. On another point. The speed at which this is read shows almost distain for the work. If you just wanted to get through it, without applying emphasis on the values, then why do the modern interpretation in the first place? It comes off as a high school project no one wanted to do and someone just wants a C on to get it over with. It's a shame really, this could have been truly wonderful.

@user-ug6ct5cv1h 4 ай бұрын

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@Bsworld2023 3 ай бұрын

@lovelyb3903 7 ай бұрын

What are some of the things he did that you don’t agree with?

@everything5797 5 ай бұрын

Dude no offense but your hurried tone of voice and rough need for assertiveness kills the mood of the book, learn how to relax not everything has to be a race

@Change6030 2 ай бұрын

That's why they all fails because they forgot about God they thought Day was bigger than GOD⭐👸👶💯⭐👈🤔

@milosv123344 6 ай бұрын

This "today's language" version is quite something haha.... "The Romans were pros"

@crazypath573 5 ай бұрын

It's gaaaaaay

@jmltn 5 ай бұрын

Was the adapted text and voice over entirely AI generated?

@crazypath573 5 ай бұрын

It's the way these KZfaq channels on history are going.

@GreeneTeem 3 ай бұрын

the speed, run on sentences, and ai voice is traaaaash. un-watchable

@user-mv1ir1yc9y 8 күн бұрын

Was to fast! I'm out !

@CommonSwindler 5 ай бұрын

The Prince dumbed down for people who will be governed by the Prince, and never have any hope of actually understanding the game of politics-that’s why they need it cut up for them into chewable child-bites.

@andrewnewman6451 5 ай бұрын

"Bro".... "chilling"....."cool"... Seriously 🙄

@Nephthys-ness 6 ай бұрын

@4:31 "Princes shouldn't be D1cks", " And, any shift in power just makes people itch for more." ~~ Hello, 🇱🇷 ~~ Ideas of Change ill-mated w me/my/mine ✨️ + Fame from Power - rather than Works - causes newcomers & wannabes to promise the Sun &🌙. Although nothing really will change in their brief tenures as they seek for the Gatsby life: jets, beautiful mates & mistresses, and loaded off-shore accounts; on the backs of "The Others" ~ & there must be others; and, above the needs of sober justice & populace equanimity. ... sometimes ... and, of course, all stemming from the other cardinal direction: l/r. 🪹🍃🪺 Ah for the ringing voice of a Plato or Machiavelli now, w the strength of Truth in their throats; instead of our burgeoning tawdry, rife, & mis-termed "Machiavellian" natured scions. • Politician: Would it were a label more noble than deragatory. Thanks for re-voicing seminal Wisdoms, @Legendary 🫡

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@Mimi-up5ro 3 ай бұрын

I have not yet encountered or seen anyone with similar interpretation of my own. It teaches us about so many different things, to know the exact time to strike, the way to strike, the amount of force required. Those are the most important ingredients and the book can be used for fun romantic purposes as well. It is one of my favorite books.♥️♠️♟️ #Yummy #Sexy