the common good of the state. Machiavelli said that this was a foolish idea. Machiavelli philosophy of government was centered on the ruler. He believed the king‚ or despot‚ had the right to do whatever was necessary for his own gain‚ or whatever the monarch considered the "good of the state" which he called Virtu’. Machiavelli believed the only purpose for a ruler was to make war‚ and protect its citizens from attacks by other states. He advocated the slaughter of surrendered generals in order to
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see where they share similarities and where they contrast from each other. The first form of government I will discuss is a monarchy. Monarchies are not as common as some of the other forms of government in ancient Greece. A monarchy has a single ruler (like a tyranny). The difference between a monarchy and a tyranny is that the head of a monarch receives his power through religion‚ it is believed
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economics Ultimate power with strong ruler “Leviathan” John Locke: “Wherever law ends‚ tyranny begins.” Rights: “life‚ liberty‚ and property...” optimistic about humans IF equality and tolerance.... ultimate power with people Thomas Hobbe’s In Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbe’s argued that ordinary people were incapable of governing themselves and should willingly submit to the sovereignty of a supreme ruler. They carry out the ruler’s demands‚ and the ruler‚ in return‚ agrees to keep the peace
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Impact of Malayan Union Malays has against the Malayan Union because the opposition was mainly due to the way Sir Harold MacMichael acquired the Sultans’ signatures‚ the erosion of the Sultans’ powers and the offering of citizenship to recent immigrants mainly the ethnic Chinese because their economic dominance was seen as a threat to the economic development of the Malays. Following is report taken from Malayan Press Digest that produced by Press Intelligence‚ British Colonial Government. Press
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whether it is better for a ruler to be feared or loved. According to Machiavelli‚ it would be desired for a ruler to be able to balance his or her level of love and hatred from the country. However‚ Machiavelli believes that the nature of man is “ungrateful‚ fickle‚ false‚ cowardly‚ [and] covetous.” Therefore‚ Machiavelli says that it is safer to be feared. Yet‚ he does still give tremendous merit towards being loved. The final matter is that no matter what approach a ruler decides to take‚ he or
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If only the root (free) is looked at‚ it can be interpreted that one is "not under the control or power of another."* <br> <br>However often the latter definition is used‚ it is also disagreed with‚ and for good reason: there is always a ruler‚ although the ruler may not necessarily be in the form of a person or group of persons. Take‚ for instance‚ the human body. It consists of basically three things‚ as far as ruling powers are concerned: prudence‚ will‚ and raw appetite. Raw appetite can be looked
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“Machiavelli asserts that a number of traits are inherent in human nature” (Spark Notes). Overall Machiavelli presents human nature in a negative connotation. In the book‚ “The Qualities of the Prince‚” Machiavelli states that the Prince should be the sole ruler of authority. He should also be willing to be dishonest to his citizens‚ tell them what they want
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supreme gods such as the sun god‚ (Ra)‚ and Osiris‚ who were Egyptian. Mesopotamian gods included Ishtar. Both civilizations built massive‚ religious structures such as pyramids‚ which Mesopotamians called “Ziggurats”. They usually buried powerful rulers or kings in these tombs. Finally‚ they both made great contributions to writing and language. Mesopotamia and Egypt were one of the first civilizations to make up a writing system. They utilized this writing system to keep track of taxes. Egyptians
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cause the people to reverence their ruler‚ to be faithful to him‚ and to go on to nerve themselves to virtue. Confucius said‚ "Let him preside over them with gravity;-then they will reverence him. Let him be filial and kind to all;-then they will be faithful to him. Let him advance the good and teach the incompetent;-then they will eagerly seek to be virtuous." In other words‚ Confucius believes that in order to cause people to reverence their ruler‚ the ruler must be possessed with kindness and
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During that time‚ the majority of the empire practiced polytheism. Rulers and their subjects would worship multiple gods for various aspects of their present life. As a result of Hellenization‚ many of the gods worshiped were similar to those that the Greeks worshiped‚ but only with Roman names. Pagans would praise these
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