Chapters IIV - THE PRINCE Summary Chapter I: The Kinds of Principalities and the Means by Which They Are Acquired Machiavelli describes the different kinds of states‚ arguing that all states are either republics or principalities. Principalities can be divided into hereditary principalities and new principalities. New principalities are either completely new or new appendages to existing states. By fortune or strength‚ a prince can acquire a new principality with his own army or with the arms
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Diego Velàzquez was called the "noblest and most commanding man among the artists of his country." He was a master realist‚ and no painter has surpassed him in the ability to seize essential features and fix them on canvas with a few broad‚ sure strokes. "His men and women seem to breathe‚" it has been said; "his horses are full of action and his dogs of life." Because of Velàzquez ’ great skill in merging color‚ light‚ space‚ rhythm of line‚ and mass in such a way that all have equal value‚ he
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Machiavelli writes in The Qualities of the Prince‚ that it is better to be a miser and slightly disliked for a while than to be generous and be liked for a while than hated. If you’re a generous prince you can only be so for a short time before having to raise taxes and having people realize that you’re not that generous in all reality. Once a prince gets a reputation for being hated he will feel any slight unrest of his people. On the other hand if a prince is miserly from the get go he will be
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According to the famous historian Carlyle‚ a worthy sovereign should be judged from a sole factor as to how he employs his sword after being victorious. <br> <br>********** <br>Le Griffin writes that: <br> <br>"Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled his kingdom exactly according to the Sikh way of life and Sikhism considers everyone as friends and talks about the welfare of all irrespective of caste and creed." <br> <br>********** <br> <br>The spirit of Gurbani couplet‚ "The one Lord is the Father of all and
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Ideas on the same topic always seem to differ from person to person. This holds true to the ideas of Machiavelli and Castiglione. The Prince‚ written by Machiavelli‚ and The Courtier‚ written by Castiglione‚ are both somewhat how-to guides for nobility‚ royalty‚ and princes. However‚ there are many distinct differences among the ideas of Castiglione and Machiavelli. Castiglione’s philosophy leads down the path of a well-rounded person; a more peaceful manner. Machiavelli’s philosophy is more straightforward
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Long before you or I were born‚ there reigned‚ in a country a great way off‚ a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill–so ill that nobody thought he could live. His sons were very much grieved at their father’s sickness; and as they were walking together very mournfully in the garden of the palace‚ a little old man met them and asked what was the matter. They told him that their father was very ill‚ and that they were afraid nothing could save him. ’I know what would‚’ said the little
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Niccoló Machiavelli‚ in The Qualities of the Prince‚ gives the qualities a prince should have to maintain his power‚ or for an aspiring prince to acquire the throne. Martin Luther King‚ as a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ did not aspire to the throne but to freedom and justice for the African-American community. In this context‚ he wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail which was addressed to the clergymen who had previously sent him a letter that criticized his
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A good leader is one who can stand up against the norm and take risks to uphold their state. According to Machiavelli‚ in his book The Prince‚ this includes taking actions that are not favored by the majority. Though Machiavelli was born on May 3rd‚ 1469 and only wrote his book in 1513‚ his ideas were so significant that they apply even to contemporary leaders. Angela Merkel‚ the chancellor of Germany‚ is facing situations that can either prove her strength as a leader or set the European Union on
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Macbeth; Not a Machiavellian Leader Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince was written as a guide to success for future and current rulers all over the world. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Machiavelli’s The Prince both present different viewpoints on how to be a noble ruler. Some people say that Macbeth is a Machiavellian ruler. Others qualify him saying that he holds certain Machiavellian traits but not all. While other people say he isn’t a Machiavellian character at all‚ nor does he possess any qualities
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Nicolo Machiavelli is a well known philosopher of the Italian Renaissance from the sixteenth century. The return of the Medici family in Florence in 1512 forced Machiavelli out of office‚ and he wrote The Prince after retiring from the public. The Prince is one of his most famous works‚ it describes the means by which a new leader may gain and maintain power. His ideas can be applied to new rulers ranging from a new principal to a new president of a new country. While discussing his ideas for new
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