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How does the Prince use the arts of persuasion in Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’?
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The Prince uses a variety of arts of persuasion, including flattery, deceit, and threats. In the book, Machiavelli describes the Prince as “a new kind of man, who has to be able to act in such a way that he is loved by his people, feared by his enemies, and hated by his friends.” Machiavelli also states that “the Prince must always appear to be acting for the good of his subjects, while in reality he is always acting for his own interests.”