During the process of designing this bill, certain matters were taken into consideration – this being the significance of media in democracy and intending to balance it out with critical affairs of national security. ... From the stance of those opposed to this bill, the balancing seems completely tilted in the favour of silence. ...
In spite of the fact, Machiavelli is greatly influenced by the Greek and Latin classics, and by the bible, he takes a critical stance in dealing with the idea of morality. ... Thus, the classical concept of civic virtue, which is a moral code applicable to rulers and subjects alike, is critically transformed in Machiavelli's concept of virtu, which pertains to rulers of states and can be at odds with moral virtue" . ... "Machiavelli critically analyzes the crucial characteristics of successful rulers when they are not commanding armies. ...