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Discussing the way in which princes "should honor their word," Machiavelli writes that while it is "praiseworthy" for a ruler "to be straightforward rather than crafty in his dealings," contemporary examples demonstrate that successful princes give "their word lightly."
Summary: Chapter 18: In What Way Princes Should Keep Their Word Machiavelli acknowledges that a prince who honors his word is generally praised by others. But historical experience demonstrates that princes achieve the most success when they are crafty, cunning, and able to trick others.
Summary. Everyone knows that princes should keep their word, but we see that the princes who have accomplished the most have been accomplished at deception. A prince may fight with laws, which is the way of human beings, or with force, which is the way of animals.
Niccolò Machiavelli. Track 19 on The Prince (English version) Featuring. W. K. Marriott. to maintain his state and acquire glory a true prince will follow the virtues valued by… Read More. 1...
Chapter XVIII: Concerning the Way in Which Princes Should Keep Faith. [1] Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft. Nevertheless our experience has been that those princes who have done great things have held good faith of little account, and have known how to circumvent ...
Chapter 18-19. Summary. Chapter XVIII: In What Way Princes Should Keep Their Word. The author acknowledges that people generally praise a prince who honors his promises. However, it is shown that history demonstrates that princes can be most successful when they trick others and are cunning and crafty.
In what way princes should keep their word (Chapter 18) Machiavelli notes that a prince is praised for keeping his word. However, he also notes that in reality, the most cunning princes succeed politically.
