Prince by Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the famous book ???The Prince??? in 1532. In this piece of work, describes how a leader can gain power and maintain it. Throughout the book, he gives various qualities of a responsible leader, while citing some examples of leaders who exemplified such qualities. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the content of this book ???The Prince???, in order to reveal how the book vindicates, and at the same time tarnishes Machiavelli??™s name as a leader who has a republican reputation.[Italian political leader. He was born in the year 1469 and died in 1527] According to Machiavelli, ???Whenever those states, which have been acquired as stated, have been accustomed to live under their own laws and freedom, there are three courses for those who wish to hold them.