Machiavelli
According to Machiavelli, a political leader must always be prepared for war. ... However, it is still imperative that by reading Nicolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, we as readers fully understand and can see that in war there will always be the conqueror and the conquered. ... Machiavelli illustrates that in order to protect and be a truly great political leader throughout time, you must always be prepared for war. The first detail that Machiavelli brings to the reader’s mind is that war is the sole and most important thought to cross a great leaders mind. ... 71) When Machiavelli talks so strongly about why a great leader must always be ready for war, it is because he believes that a leader’s life span and wellness is based upon the knowledge and power of one leader over another.