The Qualities of the Prince was an instructional book written by Niccolò Machiavelli. ... I let go of religion, and people become serene. ... On the other hand, as Machiavelli states, "A prince therefore, must not have any other object nor any other thought, nor must he take anything as his profession, but war"(Jacobus 221) The commitment of the prince was war. ... "This is one of the most important concerns that a prince has.... There were many similarities between the government styles described in Lao-tzu's Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching and Niccolò Machiavelli's...

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Machiavelli believed that a prince should be well versed in war. ... Now, during these times in which Machiavelli was living, countries were always at threat of war for land, resources, and religion. ... Another quality that Machiavelli refers to in The Prince is generosity. ... Machiavelli possesses all the qualities that he laid out in The Prince. ... (Hale xi) Machiavelli truly had the qualities of a prince. ...

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The Renaissance was a time of drastic changes of faith in the Church and religion, to the faith in human thinking and ideas, along the lines of science, logic, and reason. ... Among these humanists was Machiavelli. ... During his exile, his most controversial piece of work emerged: The Prince. ... The Prince provoked arguments of ideals and religious arguments as well. ... Machiavelli also says that a prince should be able to be deceitful when it can help him gain advantage by appearingvirtuous and upright.? ...

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By studying how humanists before them used reason instead of religion to explain things they learned from it. ... However, they were not ignoring religion in any way. ... Most humanists wanted to bring together classical philosophy with Christianity however; Pico tried bringing together all human beliefs and religion. Machiavelli wrote a book called "The Prince". ...

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