"People are by nature changeable. It is easy to persuade them about some particular matter, but it is hard to hold them to that persuasion. Hence it is necessary to provide that when they no longer believe, they can be forced to believe."
I really enjoyed this quote from Chapter VI because I could easily relate it to my Leadership Studies classes. It is important as a leader to know your followers, and also be aware of the human characteristics that are inevitable in all people. People change their minds, it's a fact of life. But as a leader you need to be able to hold the attention and support of what you are leading, and do it persistently.
I really like how a lot of the ideas in The Prince tied into the theories and laws that are still studied today in my Leadership classes. Yes the names are changed and others seem to have taken credit for these ancient teachings, but the fact that they still exist speaks to their effectiveness.
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It's wild that a book as old as this one is still relevant to our lives and the theories are still being taught in today's universities.
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