John doe Professor XXXXX English 101 12 February 2013 Feared but Hated. Machiavelli has advised past leaders to avoid being despised and hated. Cruelty and dreadfulness is simply not enough if it leaves a man open to be conspired against. What is the point of having other traits of a Machiavellian if your dead? Vladimir Putin has used his power to censor news and steal from individuals who have spoken openly about government corruption and conspiracies. Just because one may possess some traits
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have been taken into deep consideration and are commonly exercised in politics today. If Machiavelli were alive today he would agree that qualities of the current president Barack Obama coincide with his prince-like standards and make him the ideal candidate for the 2012 Presidential Election. Residing in the Florence Italy during the Renaissance‚ the founder of modern political science‚ Niccolo Machiavelli‚ was well known for his harsh political views. During this time period most European countries
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Question "Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) maintained that for social control to exist‚ there must be strong government to ensure moral and social harmony. Niccolo Machiavelli (The Prince) however‚ contended that social benefits for social stability and security can be achieved in the face of moral corruption." In about 2000 words‚ write an essay based on research found in the two books above that talks about the role of government as a socializing agent and the role of morality in effective social control
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he fell to the ground” (Elie 37). The gypsy knows that in order to survive‚ cruelty is essential. Fear of starvation is what caused the gypsy to take that kind of action. He didn’t adhere to a moral code when he had power. Also‚ in The Prince‚ Machiavelli states that it is
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Niccolo Machiavelli‚ in his work “The Prince” talks in detail about how a prince must act in order to be a truly effective and prosperous ruler. One of his cardinal rules for these princes is the idea that‚ “A prince should have no other object‚ nor any other thought‚ nor take anything else as his art but that of war and its orders and discipline; for that is the only art which is of concern to one who commands.” (The Prince‚ 58). William Shakespeare in his play Henry V tells the life of Henry the
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Machiavelli wrote The Prince as an instructional manual for a Renaissance ruler. The Prince is a mixture of practical‚ “real” advice and theoretical‚ “ideal” advice for the ruler operating under the best conditions. If you were about to become the ruler of your own country‚ which parts of Machiavelli’s advice do you think would still apply in the modern world? In your answer‚ explain and justify what advice you would personally keep and what you would disregard as a neophyte ruler. Niccolo
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Evaluating Historical Views of Leadership March 9‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Evaluating Historical Views of Leadership This paper evaluates the leadership views of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Lao-Tzu‚ and Machiavelli from the point of view of the modern military leader. The process of evaluation includes an examination of the commonalities and disparities between these views of leadership. The paper explores a definition of modern military leadership. The paper includes an assessment of the
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In The Prince‚ Machiavelli says “a prince‚ therefore‚ should have no care or thought but for war‚ and for the regulations and training it requires‚ and should apply himself exclusively to this as his particular province” (Machiavelli). This is saying that if you would have made better choices for war‚ Zimbabwe could have won. By not only caring about winning‚ but paying attention to your people back at home‚ the economy could have flourished instead of diminished.
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During the 16th century Renaissance‚ the country of Italy was reintroduced to the importance of the liberal arts: language‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ and history. It was a period of rebirth and light for a country once consumed by darkness during the time known as the Middle Ages. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 brought into Italy an influx of Byzantine scholars that sparked a refocus on such liberal studies and humanities that restructured the general governance of Italy for centuries to come
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According to Niccolo Machiavelli‚ in his first chapter of “The Prince‚” princedoms‚ states can be either republics or princedoms and these last ones can be either acquired new which I suppose by conquest or power‚ or they could be inherited by a prince’s ancestors. The 1500s were still times where there were many kings and princes all over europe and the world. But it was also a time where many republics were born‚ or they were young and growing republics. When Machiavelli said “...and he who acquires
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