All people are brought up to follow leaders who have certain characteristics traits. Those who are being led have faith, respect and trust in their own leader. ... Today in the United States, the first group, the political elite, includes political leaders, religious leaders, business leaders and the leaders of strong lobbying groups. ... His radical ideas concerning how a leader must be cunning and deceitful and onlydesire to be accounted merciful and not cruel? ... The Portable Machiavelli. ...

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Gaither 3/4/03 During Machiavelli's time, society was much different than it had been for previous philosophers. ... Machiavelli was born at a time of conflict within Florence, Italy, between the republican leaders and the family of the Medici's, to which Machiavelli especially, had a history of opposition towards. After years of conflict between powers, Machiavelli was exiled from his country. ... To Machiavelli, a successful ruler is one who can impress people, regardless of what he really is inside. ... With this in mind, Machiavelli presents his work as a challenge to the Pap...

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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. ... During his study of human nature and the behavioral characteristics of men, Machiavelli noticed how people are drawn to leaders with commendable virtues, such as courage, valor, and honesty. ... 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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Machiavelli presents a new idea of governing a state that is completely different from the humanists of his time. ... Indeed, in The Prince Machiavelli describes the many pessimistic traits that are derived among human individuals. ... However, they are admirers of great leaders with traits of power, honor, courage, and generosity because they represent power. ... In today's world there is a current ruler that has been portrayed as a modern Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli is mostly known for his pragmatism as the same for Putin. ...

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Her explanation includes many variables that can be misrepresented as those ideals set forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in his 1513 working The Qualities of the Prince. ... Thus, this statement alone is not congruent with Machiavelli's idealistic values of a prince. Within his work, Machiavelli outlines and defines those qualities and assumptions that a leader, a prince, must possess in order to succeed or for that matter, fail. ... Machiavelli's battle would rather be compared to an Army protecting it's borders from foreign invasion. ... The leader of the totalitarian m...

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Machiavelli strived, like Jesus, for something as well, though what Machiavelli sought was not what Jesus had. ... Were Machiavelli's guide lines only potentially successful because of the era in which he wrote them? Machiavelli's book, "The Prince" was written in the sixteenth century. ... When looking at the themes in Luke's Gospel and Machiavelli's "The Prince", it is evident that, whether it be for Jesus" loyalty to his father by spreading His Word, or Machiavelli's tools to achieve control over a state, both of these men strive at a goal. ...

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Machiavelli is not saying simply that "the end justifies the means"; that would be a dangerous oversimplification of Machiavelli's intentions that, if put into practice, would lead to a great many actions that Machiavelli would certainly not approve. ... On three separate instances Machiavelli has given examples of leaders - Agathocles the Sicilian, Oliverotto of Fermo and Cesare Borgia - all of whom acquired power primarily as a result of wicked deeds. While the details differ slightly, each leader typically summoned the most powerful men to one place under false pretences and after kill...

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Niccolo Machiavelli was from the elite class in Renaissance Florence. ... A leader will not have power if his country does not have military security. A leader has to be able to protect his country in order to maintain his position. ... He uses both examples of good leaders, like Francesco Sforza and Philopoemon, and unsuccessful people like Sforza's sons. ... So he has to know how to circumvent his promises and still appear as an honest leader. ...

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As a manual for leaders and those hoping to attain power, it lists the qualities a leader must possess, the skills a leader must attain, and stresses what a leader must be willing to do in order to maintain his power and position for the continued existence of the state. Machiavelli begins by identifying the various types of governments seen up to that time. ... He stresses the use of native troops who have a loyalty to their leader and their country is the ideal composition for a successful military force by citing the example of Phillip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. ... For Ma...

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Machiavelli starts off his argument in a very humble manner. ... By allowing the old systems in place, the people are more likely to go along with any of the rules they had with the previous ruler and they will not rebel against the new leaders. ... He also takes note of the fact that some leaders are much more talented in various aspects of ruling than others due to their own skills and abilities rather than good fortune. ... Machiavelli warns any aspiring prince about disarming his citizens because he claims that mistrust among the leader's people will bring his downfall. ... Machiavell...

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The Prince "The Prince" is a political handbook written by Niccolo Machiavelli as a gift for the Medici family in hope that it would get him back in the family's good grace. though I did not have much of an interest in, and did not understand a lot of Machiavelli's "the prince", of all the choices, I was most comfortable writing about on it, as it was still fresh on my mind from reading. ... Though, I was surprised to find that most of what Machiavelli said in the book could be easily understood, as long as you had a basic knowledge of the vocabulary pertaining to this subjec...

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Love (in Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince) The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli is the book that was based on examples of princes and other rulers of Spain, Italy, and other European countries at the time of Renaissance. ... To be a great ruler one must in a first place be a good person and according to Machiavelli to be a good person one should have these five qualities: compassion, honor, humanity, integrity, and religion. ... Machiavelli goes on to say that if one has and exercises all those qualities that make him a good person it can be harmful. ... The prince may not allow this to...

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In "The Prince," Machiavelli claims that "I say that every prince ought to wish to be considered kind rather than cruel. ... Machiavelli, however, prefers to see the initial tendency toward self-preservation as a source of fear." ... Machiavelli says that "disorders harm the entire citizenry, while the executions ordered by a prince harm only a few individuals." ... It is difficult to take action without the support of the people who are unwilling to follow their leader. ... God the King The worldly characteristics of Machiavelli's prince are in contrast with the godly attributes of God a...

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Analysis of Shakespeare's Othello & Machiavelli's The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince serves as a guideline to attain and remain successful in power. ... He mirrors Machiavelli's idea of a prince being an effective leader by "...not departing from what is morally right...... Just as Machiavelli says a leader should "not depart from what is morally right" Othello handles the business-oriented aspect of Cassio's dismissal with great maturity, however, he Cocco 6 "adopts what is bad" and acts foolish in approaching Desdemona in regard to the handkerchie...

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Societal reform was also the aim of Niccolò Machiavelli in his book, The Prince. ... Throughout The Prince, Machiavelli expresses realpolitik when identifying the best way to lead a political realm. ...

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