Order In Machiavelli's The Prince

Society is solely based off of structure, government and laws. Whether it be a religious, cultural or industrial society, order needs to be maintained through either extreme or moderate means. This so called “order” can either be maintained through the means of justice or fear. Ultimately justice provides the best results for maintaining order amongst people within a fully functioning society. Justice has been exemplified to be superior to fear on many occasions such as in the case of the Israelites, the teachings of John Loch, and the failure of principles mentioned in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Order amongst people within a society can only be achieved through justice. The Book of Exodus tells the story of social tension between the Israelites and the Egyptians. The pharaoh of Egypt decided to oppress the Israelites and make them fearful because the Pharaoh himself felt threatened by the Israelites growing population. The Egyptians “Made their (the Israelites) lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all
In Locke’s’ piece, Of the State of Nature Chapter II, he emphasizes the positive views of human nature. Locke supports a no-government form of rule. He believes that man can rise above injustice and keep a fully functioning society without rule or as he puts it they can have “A State of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit…..” (Locke). If you give man the freedom to make his own decisions and choices he will make the correct ones. Freedom of choice is what is needed to keep a society intact and functioning, individuals in a society need to feel as if they are in charge of their own destiny. The natural rights of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness are backed up by the notion of freedom and choice of