January 17‚ 2003 Dear Mr. President‚ My name is Clifford I. Cazeau and I am writing to you to advise you about the way your politics are working. In my ninth grade World History course we have been studying the ways and politics of Machiavelli. As an assignment in the class‚ we are required to advise you about your troubles of not being the president that you want to be. I have been informed to advise you in the ways of Machiavelli and explain to you how you should take into consideration the
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thorn that is wise and feared amongst other men. According to Machiavelli‚ a general should be the prince because the sense of betrayal could fall into the general?s hands. Thus‚ a prince should be a general and a prince all in one. In the article The Qualities of the Prince‚ the author (Niccolo Machiavelli) states that the qualities of a prince should have great moral principles because of the strengths that come with the power. Machiavelli believes a prince should be the wisest of all the wise men
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Ryan Bourque AP European Statistics 9-24-14 Mrs. Flemming Machiavelli: The Prince Machiavelli’s The Prince is a short treatise‚ written in 1513 and published in 1532‚ about how one should rule. Since its publication‚ The Prince has been surrounded by popularity and controversy. It is considered the first modern philosophical political work of literature‚ considering its message reflects certain modern ethical political themes. Widely circulated at the time‚ The Prince is about how princes‚ either
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I am arguing that even if people will be the cause of disorder‚ the big influence is the leader on the country he is controlling the state‚ and should not let the nation to go under disorder and chaos because at the end the leaders are the one who decide. Also‚ Machiavelli believed that it’s the prince’s responsibility to lead his state into order and give the stability to his people.
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POLY SCI 132 5/3/11 Machiavelli the Realist Machiavelli revolutionized the way the worldviews politics. However‚ when we read his writings today‚ the ideas don’t seem very revolutionary. This is because his thoughts came to embody political structure. Machiavelli is known for being the first political philosopher to apply realism to politics. Machiavelli wanted to find a solution to his dark reality. Machiavelli’s The Prince presents us with the reality of the political arena
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Danielle Butler October 16‚ 2011 English 101/ O.C #2-Machiavelli Though often presented as two ideological opposites‚ personally I find there to be a lot more similarities between Plato and Machiavelli than usually acknowledged. Obviously there are some sharp contrasts. If one examines the excerpts from Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Plato’s “The Republic”‚ it’s easy to conclude that Plato believed it to be essential for a government leader to be just‚ good‚ and free from corruption
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Lao-tzu and Machiavelli are political philosophers writing in two different lands and two different times. Lao-tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher from 6th century BC‚ the author of Tao-te Ching‚ and Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher who lived 2000 years after Lao-tzu’s time‚ author of Prince. They are both philosophers but have totally different perspective on how to be a good leader. While both philosopher’s writing is instructive. Lao-tzu’s advice issues from detached view
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distinctive views regarding human nature. Once this is assessed the picture that each man paints of their ideal ruler or founder becomes much clearer. Plato promotes the concept of philosopher-kings who rule over his imagined Utopian society‚ while Machiavelli endorses a ruthless and at times amoral prince whose primary objective is the preservation of the state. Plato’s view of human nature can be seen when considering his view of the soul‚ which‚ according to him‚ is comprised of three distinct
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Machiavelli entering into evil In chapter VIII‚ Machiavelli believed that the necessity of being cruel is really important for the princes or leaders. He does not hesitate to support the necessity of cruelty and crime in founding power; however the cruelty has to be limited; otherwise the princes will be hated. Machiavelli argued that cruel acts must be committed only as necessary‚ but all at once and then ceased‚ so that the populace will forget them. “Hence it should be noted that in talking
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