Machiavelli's Letter To Lorenzo De Medici

Machiavelli claims to posses the knowledge of ruling, and ruling well. He claims that the key is to look at prince hood from the eyes of the people and consider their plights rather than his own. It is to be generous and just while also keeping order and safety within all classes of people being governed. This is helpful to Lorenzo De Medici, as he is a prince that does not see the people, only himself and as Machiavelli puts it “...to know the nature of princes well one must be of the people” (Machiavelli, Dedicatory letter). So, in essence, Machiavelli is saying to be a well- liked prince, one must consider the point of view of the people to truly understand the nature with which he himself rules.