Machiavelli is a brilliant historical writer. ... Machiavelli states that a leader must avoid hatred by any means[Mac32]; Hitler failed to do so, thus leading to his eventually death. ... However Machiavelli does state the being loved makes a leader vulnerable, thus making him/her making them more prone to attacks. ... Being feared is what Machiavelli says is best if one cannot be both feared and loved. ... This is what Machiavelli describes as a feared leader; no one under his rule will ever dare step to him out of fear of harsh punishment. ...

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To be a realist is to have a dark pessimistic and generally harsh view of humanity. Men like Thomas Hobbs authored early classical realist work on the subject of human kind. However other roots can also be found in the work of Machiavelli. His work "The Prince" establishes a core theme of realist th...

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Corky Gonzales, a powerful leader, who can related to the following quote, "You must know there are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beast; but because the first is frequently not sufficient, it is necessary to have recourse to the second" (Machiavelli, 83). ...

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