According to Machiavelli, what was his purpose in writing The Prince?

A. to embarrass and expose Lorenzo de' Medici

B. to explain the real truth behind effective leadership

C. to secure a government position

D. to become a famous writer

B. To explain the real truth behind effective leadership.

Explanation:

Niccolo Machiavelli's political treatise "The Prince" is a book of advice to princes and rulers on how to maintain order and take care of their states and secure the political power. This book claims to have the perfect solution for any form of acquiring power over a state or any place, and how to have a successful authority over it.

Machiavelli's main purpose of writing this book was that he wants the Magnificent Lorenzo Di Piero De' Medici, to whom this book was dedicated, to use it as a source or solutions for his ruling. In his dedication to the Medici, he wrote

"if it be diligently read and considered by you, you will learn my extreme desire that you should attain that greatness which fortune and your other attributes promise. And if your Magnificence from the summit of your greatness will sometimes turn your eyes to these lower regions, you will see how unmeritedly I suffer a great and continued malignity of fortune."

Thus, Machiavelli's main purpose in writing this piece was to explain the real truth and also provide solutions and even gave examples behind an effective leadership.