Can you blame him? I see the world simply, if I am the determining factor in my success or failure I do not need the interjection of others. Machiavelli takes my view to an extreme. In ?The Prince? we see a guideline as to how princes should see the world. Moreover, we read about how they should rule. There is a synergy between the view of mankind taken by the princes of Machiavelli and the leaders of the world in 2016.