Lyric discussion by metallikid 

Cover art for The Prince (Diamond Head cover) lyrics by Metallica

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a Paper called "The Prince." In the writing it more or less says that a political ruler must surrender his morals and ethics in order to be a successful leader. So Whiplash was more or less right... just left that some detail

an interesting thought. i certainly didn't make that connection. i thought that they were just referring to the prince of darkness, but it certainly bears argument the other way.

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