Machiavelli wrote The Prince as an instructional manual for a Renaissance ruler. The Prince is a mixture of practical, “real” advice and theoretical, “ideal” advice for the ruler operating under the best conditions. If you were about to become the ruler of your own country, which parts of Machiavelli’s advice do you think would still apply in the modern world? In your answer, explain and justify what advice you would personally keep and what you would disregard as a neophyte ruler