Three Years On After The War: Our King And Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’
May 19, 2012
Uvindu Kurukulasuriya
“The Romans, in the countries which they annexed, observed closely these measures; they sent colonies and maintained friendly relations with the minor powers, without increasing their strength; they kept down the greater, and did not allow any strong foreign powers to gain authority.”- ’The Prince’ -Niccolo Machiavelli
Did you know that President Mahinda Rajapaksa read the Sinhala translation of “The Prince” which was serialised in the Sunday Lankadeepa, ‘Raja Veediya’ supplement? Yes he did. Even three years after capturing the Northern and Eastern provinces we can see that Rajapaksa still follows Machiavellian principles. This short essay is to highlight what I see as the main issue with Rajapaksa with regard to reconciliation after the war. Read More
