it obtains admiration and fear from both its citizens and surrounding countries‚ thus enabling its citizens to live with freedom and pursue the ultimate happiness. However‚ although the images of Utopian government are attractive and appealing‚ Machiavelli would reprimand the existence of this ideal government to be absurd and unrealistic because of its unreasonable equality
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Convergences between Nicolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Dick Morris’s “The New Prince” Nicolo Machiavelli was born at Florence on 3rd May 1469. From 1494 to 1512 held an official post at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. He died at Florence on 22nd June 1527. Dick Morris was born on November 28‚ 1948. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1967.He served as Bill Clinton ’s political consultant.
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Machiavelli argues that a leader should be both loved and feared‚ but if you had to pick one‚ pick fear. He favors fear over being loved‚ because it is safer for the leader to have his followers fear him than love him. It is easier to betray someone that you have love for‚ than someone that you fear. Machiavelli also believes that when you have an army‚ in order to keep them in harmony‚ they would have to fear you and respect your abilities as a leader. If they had no fear of their leader they would
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lion. Machiavelli draws his conclusion from the teachings of ancient Greece‚ more specifically Achilles and Chiron. Achilles was sent to Chiron who was half man and half beast to be trained to become a great warrior. "To have as a teacher a half-beast‚ half-man means nothing other than that a prince needs to know how to use both natures" (Mansfield 69). Machiavelli proposed this to illustrate that a warrior should be taught in the aggressive conduct of men and animals equally. Machiavelli alleged
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Nevertheless‚ it is crucial for those in power to retain support and admiration from the citizenry. To enumerate‚ Machiavelli states that in order to achieve this balance of love and cruelty‚ one must only execute punishment when it is obvious and just. The value in creating a harmonious relationship between two contradictory methods of rule is priceless as it offers a
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merely an exercise in cynicism. Discuss. Machiavelli is a character that has gone through history despised‚ demonized and reviled. To have one’s actions deemed “Machiavellian” is no great compliment. However‚ while some have proclaimed him to be “the preceptor of Barabbas” (Butterfield 1955)‚ I believe that they seek to take Machiavelli out of context‚ and also to purposefully misinterpret his arguments to create emotive appeals to a morality that Machiavelli rejects (Parkinson 1955‚ Lukes 2001‚ Butterfield
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George F. Cabrera October 6‚ 2013 The Prince and The Discourses and it’s similarities. Reading the books of Machiavelli’s: The Prince and The Discourses I noticed there are many similarities to one another. Machiavelli explains the concept of an ideal ruler that he thinks would be able to govern with great power and adversity from his observation of previous rulers. The Prince is a book written about Tyrants while The Discourses is a book written by lovers of liberty (The Prince‚ Introduction-
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loved than feared‚ or the reverse. The answer is‚ of course‚ that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together‚ anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved…” (Machiavelli 43). The quote explains that greater security of power is achieved through being a feared leader rather than a loved one. The aspect of fear is important in ensuring that the state remains loyal and obedient towards the leader‚ which reduces the
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Compare and contrast the different ways in which a prince can rise to power. According to Machiavelli‚ there are four main ways a prince can come into power. The first way is through prowess‚ meaning personal skill and ability. The second is through fortune‚ meaning good luck or the charity of friends. The third way is through crime‚ such as through a coup‚ conspiracy‚ or assassination. The fourth way is constitutional‚ meaning through the official support of either nobles or common people.
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Every defining moment in history can be looked with various opinions. Using Machiavellian principles to examine the most prominent moment in the twentieth century‚ the Bolshevik Revolution‚ is just one way. While Machiavelli writes a limited amount on how to deal with power struggles and war within your own country‚ they are nonetheless still applicable. Machiavelli’s ideas can be easily applied to many parts of the year 1917 in Russian history by looking at where the past leaders failed‚ where
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