Very nice introduction into you peice. I loved how you took the first few paragraphs and did some background to help paint the picture. You are right on the fact we do need to keep this for futrue generations. I would keep it just to look back on and make notes for a comparison for today. 
Do you think this helped shape our government? Do you think that some "handbook" that Machiavelli talked about would really help a leader be a better leader?