The Prince (Ch. 10-12), by Niccolo Machiavelli

<p>To-day the chief duty of a prince is to be the nation's friend maker. Years ago princes desired supreme power and, by fair means or foul, strove for control. Machiavelli was a guide for such ambitious princes. (Volume 36, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Machiavelli's model prince sent to France as papal legate, Oct. 1, 1498.</p>