Just bought the Prince this afternoon. Yup cost me 185 bucks at National Bookstore. Which begs the question on why I had to buy a hard copy. Ripping it off publishers is so much cheaper. It’s not like the estate of Niccolo is going to claim me for copyright infringement. Yes, I bought a copy even though I could have it printed for 30 bucks and then hardbound it for 80. Hey maybe in the future I’ll just use fancy paper. I plan to memorize the useful stuff. Better come prepared with a good defense and a ready mind. Fortune, bless her capricious soul gives us enough time to prepare her floods. Or as chapter 25 would put it,
I am not unaware that many men have believed and still believe that the affairs of the world are still controlled by Fortune and by God in such a way that the prudence of men cannot manage them, and indeed cannot improve them at all.
Cover page for my edition.
