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''See also:'' [[The Prince]]
''See also:'' [[The Prince]]
[[File:Why fools rule.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Why do fools end up in positions of power? Machiavelli explains.<ref>[https://rumble.com/v6sc36r-why-the-most-foolish-people-end-up-in-power-machiavelli-knew-this.html Why the Most Foolish People End Up in Power – Machiavelli Knew This], Free Your Mind Videos, April 21, 2025. Rumble.</ref>
[[File:Why fools rule.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Why do fools end up in positions of power? Machiavelli explains.<ref>[https://rumble.com/v6sc36r-why-the-most-foolish-people-end-up-in-power-machiavelli-knew-this.html Why the Most Foolish People End Up in Power – Machiavelli Knew This], Free Your Mind Videos, April 21, 2025. Rumble.</ref>]]
The [[Middle Ages]] saw many books of advice for princes, all of which explained that to be successful the prince had to lead a virtuous life. Machiavelli explained that in the real world it was just the opposite. The virtuous got trampled and the vicious won out, especially if they covered their tracks. "Hence it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity."<ref>''The Prince'' ch. 15</ref>
The [[Middle Ages]] saw many books of advice for princes, all of which explained that to be successful the prince had to lead a virtuous life. Machiavelli explained that in the real world it was just the opposite. The virtuous got trampled and the vicious won out, especially if they covered their tracks. "Hence it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity."<ref>''The Prince'' ch. 15</ref>