Its faith was up in the air and a certain individual decided to express his opinions as well as concern. After examining the tone of the book I discovered that Machiavelli isn't just simply writing his thoughts as expressed opinions but more along the lines of facts or laws. ... Whether or not Machiavelli intends for his ideal prince to be a cruel individual is beyond speculation because he expresses how he feels about this matter frankly throughout the book. ...

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In The Prince, Machiavelli stressed the need for order and loyalty, but his arguments were not aimed at the citizens of these lands, but at the monarchy of the time, the de' Medici family. ... According to Locke's design for an efficient and just political system, he uses Hobbes' idea of the state of nature coupled with a need for rationality, and as Luther expressed, reason. ...

• Word Count: 2524
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School