Smith demonstrated that the United States Ordnance Department was the prime mover in bringing about machine-made interchangeable parts production of small arms.
It was here where Machiavelli wrote his most famous piece, The Prince. One of the first and main topics discussed in The Prince outlines the rest of the issues mentioned in the books, which are the various kinds of government and how they are established.
The book is The Prince, its author NiccolÃ² Machiavelli. Minus television and Twitter, it seems the techniques of ambitious ânew princesâ, as he calls them, havenât changed a bit. But why did Machiavelli write a whole book about them, peppering it with men who soared to power by greasing palms and exploiting weaknesses: Julius Caesar, Pope Alexander VI, Cesare Borgia? Most people today assume that Machiavelli didnât just describe their methods, he recommended them â that he himself is the original Machiavellian, the first honest teacher of dishonest politics.