argument that Thrasymachus yelled to us that “justice is in the interest of the strong and the subjects obeying the interest of the strong” he claims that whoever is at the top of the hierarchy is ultimately the one who has the most power‚ and that the ruler comes up with this rules on a self-interest base. He claims that justice is mostly the interest of the strong‚ and those who have more authoritarian power are those who rule the justice system and the system in general. As he states “in all states
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themselves. "He [Napoleon] would only be too happy to let you make your decisions by yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions‚ comrades‚ and then where would we be?" (Orwell page 50). These examples prove Napoleon‚ ruler of Animal Farm‚ and Pol Pot‚ ruler of Cambodia‚ are indeed similar. Pol Pot was Dictator of Cambodia and head of the Khmer Rogue from 1975-1979. The Khmer Rogue was a communist party within Cambodia. The Rogue first initiated a coup d’ētat in 1970‚ which sparked
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use many moral dilemmas. One of them is Kant’s categorical imperative. This essay presents Kant’s project of categorical imperative. Then‚ I will explain that rulers should appeal to Kant’s categorical imperative when making foreign policy decision. In order to support my point of view‚ I will give importance to the reasons of why rulers appeal to categorical imperative when making foreign policy‚ so I have two reasons for this. One of them is that states depend on each other in economically and
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Mansa Musa: Emperor Mansa Musa I was said to have died in 1331‚ but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown. Ruler of the Mali empire‚ which included Timbuktu‚ Ghana‚ and Mali (1312–37) Religion- Muslim Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign‚ Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him
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should live and how he lives‚ but he (the prince) must learn not to be virtuous. However‚ Machiavelli elaborates on the idea that rulers must have the appearance of goodness‚ kindness‚ and honesty. Throughout‚ the novel Machiavelli uses examples of other leaders from Italy (when ruled as city-states in the 14th to 17th century) and a historical perspective of the rulers. But also examining the strengths and weaknesses of these past leaders to expose the reader (which was written for Lorenzo de Medici)
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hold. "All Men are created equal." He had none that denied him of any of his wants and desires‚ whether personally or politically. A ruler must only be able to derive their "Powers from the Consent of the Governed‚" of which the king had none. Wise rulers must surround themselves with those they trust. The best rulers truly represent their people. How can a ruler truly rule when he has "abdicated Government here‚ by declaring us out of his Protection‚ and waging War against us?" He has "sent hither
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sections that learning should essentially be exterminated. I propose that the difference between learning and not learning is not contradictory because the Tao Te Ching is not against learning‚ but closed-mindedness and teachings that may go against a ruler. The Tao Te Ching continually references things that are pure‚
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eventually ends with retaliatory ferocity; finally‚ ferocity and craftiness lead to a greater systemic instability. Trust is an essential foundation for a ruler ’s legitimacy and‚ hence‚ to its longevity; However‚ Machiavelli affirms that "it is much safer to be feared than loved" (Ibid.‚ 39). Machiavelli sees in fear a protection for the ruler. He assumes that "since men are wicked [ ]‚ [the leader] need[s] not keep faith with them" (Ibid.‚ 40). He justifies his brutality on the false assumption
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show the status and wealth of the ruler and appeal to many. The traditions of portraiture extend back to ancient Greece and Rome‚ but change every century to new styles by being tweaked slightly every so often. New artists are always testing out new ways to spice up an old style of art and were willing to try slightly new and tweaked styles of painting. Portraits of Rulers became popular to assert their majesty in places from which they were absent. Many rulers ruled more than one area of land
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the most important‚ divine‚ and loyal relationship that an Egyptian could have had was with his pharaoh. While reading the text‚ it soon became clear to me that most of the sources were written by rulers or people that worked for the rulers‚ and only talked about how strong and mighty the ruler was. So‚ I started to worry that finding a source that shows the true relationship between a man and his pharaoh might be impossible. However‚ soon I found some sources that were literary advices written
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