Lao-Tzu‚ Machiavelli‚ and the American Government Lao-Tzu’s "Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching" and Machiavelli’s "The Qualities of a Prince" both have the ultimate goal of making better leaders. The tactics that each writer chooses to present as a guide for the leader are almost opposite of each other. Today’s American government would benefit from a combination of the two extreme ideas. Lao-Tzu’s laissez-faire attitude towards the economy‚ as well as his small scale‚ home defense military is
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MACHIAVELLI VS. KING GEORGE III During colonial times‚ King George III was a tyrant ruler. He was unstable and constantly inflicted hardship upon the people of the American Colonies. King George III thought that imposing more demands on the colonists would allow him to reach his goals such as bringing in more money for the British government. Machiavelli‚ on the other hand‚ thought that a ruler needed his subjects to be on his side so that there would be less resistance. King George III did
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Machiavelli vs Islamic Political Thought Niccolo Machiavelli was a political realist. He thought there were certain skills and characteristics needed to become a political ruler. In his work‚ The Prince‚ Machiavelli gives advice on how to be a successful prince‚ or ruler. "Successful" is partly based on how powerful a ruler was during his lifetime (reign)‚ but largely based on how much the prince affected the lives‚ through laws or societal norms‚ of future generations. Machiavelli was mainly interested
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Machiavelli became a writer who wrote to inform‚ to express greatness regarding monarchy‚ and to add to the world that the changing art of ruling is worth the knowing about. He also expressed that young men deserved to be taught the importance of new ways of ruling‚ to insure success. During this time‚ the values of the Renaissance were prominent‚ teaching the value of individualism and the power each individual possessed. Inadvertently Machiavelli used this to his advantage when instructing young
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Lao-Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli. They’re both on opposite sides of the spectrum for their ideas on how a leader should govern. Lao-Tzu leans more towards a less intrusive government‚ while Machiavelli believes in powerful rulers. Some of their ideas are shown today in our society‚ some good and some bad. Starting with Machiavelli‚ he says “it is not reasonable for an armed man to obey an unarmed man willingly‚ nor that an unarmed man should be safe among armed servants” (Machiavelli 222). To him the
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Machiavelli Machiavelli wrote a novel titled The Prince‚ in which he gave advice to princes of that time and of princes to come on how to be a successful ruler. Machiavelli introduces human nature and how a Prince’s actions can frame his success if Machiavelli’s advice was followed. He believed it is better to be a feared prince‚ rather than a loved one. These actions would lead to great success if the Prince instills fear‚ but not hatred. A prince must be viewed by his people as virtuous for them
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Consummately antithesis of what Plato says would assist in being a good leader and what a leader should fixate on‚ Machiavelli verbalizes that there should be nothing on the prince’s (leader) mind other than mastering the art of war. A leader should fixate on the mechanics of war. Study it at all times. Know your opponent. War‚ to Machiavelli‚ is described as an art which needed the full attention of the designer. The only way to be head of the state and to win is to know this art. Have it thoroughly
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Niccolo Machiavelli had two opinions on how one should lead their people. To be a leader‚ one must guide in the way they think is the best way to live. As humans‚ love and fear is something that surrounds us in our day to day life. Some‚ like Lao Tzu prefer to show love and to be loved‚ while some‚ like Niccolo Machiavelli‚ have the preference to be feared. To be loved means to be cherished‚ and that was Lao Tzu’s goal as a leader. To be feared means to be frightened‚ just like Niccolo Machiavelli was
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In chapter 7‚ Machiavelli talks about a prince who rose in power due to his own abilities. He sees Borgia as a model for all princely rulers. He was sent to look over this dynamic Duke by the Florence council to come up with another solution with Borgia about the connects with Florence. Borgia was very ruthless and ambitious. He contained a forceful personality that pleased other people who were around him. Borgia contains a lot of virtue but in the end‚ it was not enough to save him. He remained
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To Become A Prestige Prince In 1494‚ Florence‚ Italy was overtaken by France. There the Prince‚ leader of Florence at the time was the third generation Medici. Given to him was a series of chapters of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli written in 1513. Niccolo Machiavelli was known for his vast knowledge in politics and literature. Thus after being exiled from Florence by the French‚ he wrote from experience and vast knowledge to the current prince so he would know how to rule. In order to be a
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