Throughout history, the Prince has been considered one of the greatest leaders in business and political affairs. But it wasn't always like this, one could almost compare it to the modern Wikileaks. It was a book that was part political satire and part denunciation of how the princes of the people did their things. The Prince also initiated the creation of the word Machiavellian, an adjective meaning cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or career advancement. The question is: does Machiavelli really deserve the term his writings have earned him? The answer is no, it doesn't. When one takes into consideration his personal history with the Prince's dedicatee, Lorenzo de Medici, and the list of his works outside of the Prince, one can safely assume that he was not a person who believed that Machiavelli was an unscrupulous man , cunning or scheming man (at least not to the extent claimed in The Prince). When reading The Prince, one must take into account Machiavelli's history with Lorenzo de Medici. After the Medici returned to power and took control of Florence, Machiavelli was captured, interrogated and tortured for almost a year (Then Again). Despite the fact that Machiavelli was out of work and in desperate need of one, the likelihood of him applying for a job with the man responsible for his incarceration and torture would seem negligible. This leads one to think that if he wasn't actually looking for a job, then he was doing something else, and the only thing left is political satire and/or a general vendetta against Lorenzo de Medici. A key point that would support this theory is the last chapter of The Prince. “It is no wonder that none of the Italian rulers I have d...... middle of paper ...... there can be no relationship between morality and politics. As previously stated, they are simply incompatible. Works Cited Aristotle. "Politics." Classics of moral and political theory. Comp. Michael L. Morgan. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Pub., 2005. Print."Machiavelli: 1469-1527." Then again. . . Network. 17 February 2011. .Machiavelli, Niccolò. "Discourses on Titus Livy: contents." Home page of the Constitutional Society. Network. 17 February 2011. .Machiavelli, Niccolò. "The prince." Classics of moral and political theory. Comp. Michael L. Morgan. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Pub., 2005. Print."Quotes by Niccolò Machiavelli." Find the famous quotes you need, quotes ThinkExist.com. Network. February 17. 2011. .