However, in "The Prince," Machiavelli defines morality as the virtuous behavior that the people believe is respectable. ... In "The Prince," Machiavelli concludes that most, if not all, men are selfish and overly desirous. ... Machiavelli claims that during easy relaxed times, people will often be more generous and reliable. ... Machiavelli explains that fear can be used as an efficient tool to rule people. ... Through "The Prince," Machiavelli explains how principalities work much like a theatrical script. ...

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Obtaining power and maintaining power as a leader, these are two goals, which Niccolo Machiavelli believes he has the correct method. ... According to Machiavelli, a leader must be aware of the bad nature in man, and assume the worst in every aspect. ... I believe Machiavelli's views on rulers are correct, but very extreme. ...

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The political doctrine of Machiavelli, which denies the relevance of morality in political affairs, holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and maintaining political power. ... In "The Prince" Machiavelli seeks to overturn the principles of political philosophy via an accusation of foolish idealism. ... Machiavelli drew upon examples from both ancient and more recent history and also used his own experiences. What distinguished Nelson 2 Machiavelli's tome from other such works was the originality and practicality of his thinking. Machiavelli, with his cruel di...

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Yet, what does this quote mean, what are the "means" that he approves of, and how does King's opinion vary with that of Machiavelli? ... King's views vary with that of the fifteenth century writer Machiavelli in his work "The Prince" and his opinion on the means to which you use for the ends. Machiavelli believes that you should use any means necessary to achieve your goals, even if that means you have to use unorthodox methods. Machiavelli, as opposed to Dr. ... Machiavelli thinks that you should lie, deceive, and mislead the public or in his case "the subjects" to acquire that go...

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However, for Machiavelli it did not work because the law would not work he suggested using force for resolving the problems instead calming the temper down and solving the problems in ways without the war. ... Also, Machiavelli point out that those who made loyalty their foundation could be overcome. According to Machiavelli a good ruler should not keep faith when it can be against his interest. ...

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While A Man For All Seasons focuses heavily on the social downfall and moral strength of Sir Thomas More, it also covers the inverse process involving a number of other characters - most specifically the identifiable corruption of Richard Rich, who throughout the course of the play loses his innocen...

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