...plain in order to consider the nature of the mountains and the high places, and place themselves high atop mountains in order to study the plains, in like...one must be a prince, and to know well the nature of the princes one must be of the people." " Political acumen, as well as political theory itself, requires...

...and to study the low. lying land they put themselves high on the mountains, so, to comprehend fully the nature of the people, one must be a prince, and to comprehend fully the nature of princes one must be an ordinary citi2en.41 It has been convincingly...

...Machiavelli's Dedicatory Lettet wherein he observes, "To know well the nature of peoples one needs to be a prince, and to know well the nature of princes one needs to be of the people." Machiavelli's treatise, however, makes clear that being a successful prince...

...talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading. MAJOR GENERAL JFC FULLER To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people. NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI Good generals,...

...and so to study the low-lying land they put themselves high on the mountains, so, to comprehend fully the nature of the people, one must be a prince, and to comprehend fully the nature of princes one must be an ordinary citizen.20 This aesthetic metaphor of...

...places place themselves high atop mountains, similarly to know well the nature of peoples one needs to be [a] prince, and to know well the nature of princes one needs to be of the people.12 You feel small, whether as a courtier or an artist or a historian, because...

...form of The Prince. The claim Machiavelli makes here, that political knowledge comes from the ability to inhabit two times, is complemented by his claim...political knowledge of the impressions he makes on others and they have of him. In these terms, political power and political knowledge require the ability to...

...and to study the low-lying land they put themselves high on the mountains, so, to comprehend fully the nature of the people, one must be a prince, and to comprehend fully the nature of princes one must be an ordinary citizen. So, Your Magnificence, take...

...and to study the low-lying land they put themselves high on the mountains, so, to comprehend fully the nature of the people, one must be a prince, and to comprehend fully the nature of princes one must be an ordinary citizen. (The Prince, pp. Writing about...

...themselves atop mountains in order to study the plains, in like manner, to know well the nature of a people one must be a prince, and to know well the nature of princes one must be of the people."28 Machiavelli warns against flatterers — all flatterers do— but first he flatters. How?...