Such interference and exchange of social positions and tools, or the attempt to combine all these forms of work in the same person, would be fatal to the commonwealth."" ... (R, p. 106-107) Plato is aware that men have been positioned in a natural hierarchy where their political standing is already predetermined. ... Alongside of that, what is in fact preventing the philosopher kings with gold in their souls from becoming infected amongst themselves? They are not excessively feeding their appetites but some philosopher kings have more appetite than others. ... Men are always in combat with...

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However if they are loved "Men are less nervous of offending," (Machivelli,244) because " love attaches men by ties of obligation since men are wicked, they break whenever their interests are at stake."... Ireton, who was unhappy with the kings rule decided to start a revolution of sort. ... This was done because Ireton did not believe that all men could make the right decisions about their government. ... Pericles gave his people all the power, which allowed Athens to flourish. ... In conclusion all these systems are very different but some include aspects of eachother....

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They all played a part and I will show there strengths and weaknesses and choose which one should be honored in the National Museum. ... These men, "Philosopher-kings", would be selected based on their decision making abilities. ... This way advice is taken from the widest range of people without giving one group all the power. This way each group can regulate all the other groups to make sure they stay in check. ... These men had ideas about how the government should be run and many of these ideas were put to work in our very own constitution. ...

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His mistrust in the people is perfectly stated in his words were men are wretched creates who would not keep their word but can be control. ... "Men worry less about doing an injury to one who makes himself loved than to one who makes himself feared. The bond of love is one which men, wretched creatures they are, break when it is to their advantage to do so; but fear is strengthened by a dread of punishment which is always effective. " Above all, the one emotion that should overrule them is fear because is not only a way of power but of affection. ... Men are so simple, and so much creatures ...

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Deep in the minds of the colonists was one small thing that would unite them all, an ingrained love for freedom and equality. ... Your own property meant your own food, and own money and made you "independent from all other men, including kings and lords... "(17) Furthermore there was a another "principle forming the Americans mind that all men are created equal"(76) That declaration meant to the Americans that they should have the same independence as a nation as what others enjoyed and only have to pay taxes they levied therefore on themselves for their own benefit not the benefit of some fa...

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The reason for this protection is clearly defined by John Locke, " When men enter society they give up the Equality, Liberty, and executive power into the hands of Society or Legislator"(Sourcebook 64). ... A great leader is a ruler who cares for his people and uses his power for good of all and not for himself. ... Philippe Duplessis- Mornay states, "God wanted next to be like so that, next to himself, the kings would receive all of their authority and power from people"(Sourcebook 30). ... A major problem of a centralized state is that all of its people are not heard. ... The king must s...

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Fortunately man had reason at his disposal and long ago reasoned that it would be far better to renounce the state of nature, including his natural right to all things, in favor of establishing a peaceable, safe commonwealth where power would be held by an omnipotent sovereign. ... To Locke the state of nature was "men living together according to reason without a common superior on earth, with authority to judge between them- (Chapter 19, Two Treatises). ... In the state of nature, since all men were equal as kings, no man's property was at all private nor was it safe as every man ha...

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Above all, he commits himself to politically sound, whole-hearted efforts. ... Plato advocates a true aristocracy, or rule by the best philosopher-kings, and Machiavelli essentially advocates rule by the best man--"best" as evidenced by who can get to the top. ... One of Machiavelli's ultimate statements thus is that men and women are inherently political animals, not necessarily adhering to standards of good and evil, right and wrong, but apparently doing so because it is convenient. ... What we get from all of this is that, to Lorenzo, in order to assert his masculinity and se! ... ...

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Pure democracy, however, as the government of the state by which all the people in every detail, is not, as Rousseau says, a possible human institution. All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). Of the law, which set up among men this reign of mutual justice, the General Will is the source. ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the peo...

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Pure democracy, however, as the government of the state by which all the people in every detail, is not, as Rousseau says, a possible human institution. All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). Of the law, which set up among men this reign of mutual justice, the General Will is the source. ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to place any limits upon the power of the State; when the peo...

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He believed that the spring of all action is desire. It is feeling of uneasiness identified with pain, a feeling of which men want to somehow rid of themselves. ... It could be discovered by reasoning and commanding men to carry out the will of God. ... He thought that all humans are born free. ... Thus, Locke believed in the goodness of man, unlike Hobbes who thought all men are e...

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