“This enables a prince to keep close watch on his state and to quickly resolve any troubles as they arise.”
“George felt that he should be accompanied by the godfather of Hollywood, the prince of the film industry, the husband of the nation, the magnate of the fashion industry, and the capitalist crocodile.”
“George van Roggen was a prince of a man. He was refined, but with a common touch. He was wise, but not pompous. He was thoughtful, articulate, and a thorough gentleman.”
“Every time he avowed that he wanted to be admired, not liked, Mr. Giuliani was, in Mr. Siegel's view, laying claim to his Machiavellian princeliness.”
“But the youth was not disposed unnecessarily to blazon his princeliness.”
“In my view, Hamlet's princeliness is part of what Holbrook and Lupton admire and mobilize in the cause of contemporary democratic politics.”
“By the years leading up to 1500, the arts had become vital to the display of rulership, and especially to emergent ideas of princehood.”
“Such is the content of the Prince in which the writer, from the princehood of his imagination, offers advice on how to conquer and rule like a true Machiavellian virtuoso.”