In contrast with "The Prince", Luke's Gospel had somewhat different origins. ... When looking at the themes in Luke's Gospel and Machiavelli's "The Prince", it is evident that, whether it be for Jesus" loyalty to his father by spreading His Word, or Machiavelli's tools to achieve control over a state, both of these men strive at a goal. ...
V Property - Whether by natural reason or the word of the Bible, the earth can be considered the property of people in common to use for their survival and benefit - For individual property to exist, there must be a means for individuals to appropriate the things around them - Property of person--each person owns his or her own body, and all the labor that they perform with the body - When an individual adds their own labor, their own property, to a foreign object or good, that object becomes their own because they have added their labor - This appropriation of goods does not demand the c...
The first use Violence, to make themselves Masters of other mens persons, wives, children, and cattell; the second, to defend them; the third, for trifles, as a word, a smile, a different opinion, and any other signe of undervalue, either direct in their Persons, or by reflexion in their Kindred, their Friends, their Nation, their Profession, or their Name."" ...
This may be seen in his treatment of law as a whole, in which he defines laws as "acts of the general will," and, agreeing with Montesquieu in making law the "condition of civil association," goes beyond him only in tracing it more definitely to its origin in an act of will (Book II: VI). ...
This may be seen in his treatment of law as a whole, in which he defines laws as "acts of the general will," and, agreeing with Montesquieu in making law the "condition of civil association," goes beyond him only in tracing it more definitely to its origin in an act of will (Book II: VI). ...
