Why Did Machiavelli's the Prince Have a Greater Impact with Future

Why did Machiavelli's The Prince have a greater impact with future leaders than The Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius ?

A) The Discourses lacked the depth of analysis of The Prince .
B) The Prince was shorter and more straightforward in its analysis than The Discourses .
C) The arguments in The Prince were more measured and moderate than those in The Discourses .
D) The Prince focused entirely on republican government, whereas The Discourses focused on monarchies.
E) The Prince focused entirely on monarchies, whereas The Discourses focused entirely on republican government.