19 POINTS!!! How did The Prince influence European rulers?


A.

It convinced many rulers that people have a natural right to self-government.

B

It made rulers turn to trickery and cruelty as a means of governing people.

C

It made rulers change their thinking and lean more toward republican forms of government.

D

It made rulers and their counselors think less about abstract ideals and more about actual human conduct and likely results.