Concerning the deeds of this man, Machiavelli stated that such actions "cannot be called "virtue"" and goes on further to say that " a man may get power by means like these, but not glory." Machiavelli also says that "luck" had little to play in his acquisition of power. ... " a man may get power by means like these [cruelty], but not glory." Machiavelli makes a curious distinction between power and glory. One is led to believe that Machiavelli uses the word glory in an almost divine sense of the word, that it is an aura of some perfection, or positive being, whereas power in its raw form ...

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Hence, Aquinas wrote about what a price should do and avoid in order to gain power and maintain an stable state. Once the most virtuous man has been selected to be the ruler, he should avoid falling into tyranny, desiring glory or temporal goods as a reward for his command; instead he should look for an eternal reward given by God. According to Cicero in the book "De Officiis", people should evade the appetite for glory, since it eradicates the liberty of spirit; the desire for glory makes people to be arrogant, deceptive and takes away the greatness of soul and nothing is more appropriate f...

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Fascism rejects the liberal doctrines of individual rights, political equality, and representative government, yet it advocates broad popular participation in politics and may use established representative systems in order to facilitate its ascension to relevance or power. ... Arguing that, while a modicum of personal liberty is necessary, the lengths to which the libertarians stretch it creates too much potential for dissent, and thus harms the glory of the State and the individuals of the State. ... The fascist sees expansion and imperialism as vital to the tenets of the State and vita...

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As a consequence of our appetites and aversions dictating our lives, we are inevitably brought in to this state of nature by means of three principle causes contributing to conflict: competition, diffidence, and glory. ... The underlying forces that dictate human life through these appetites and aversions are: life itself, pleasures or comforts, and power. ... His argument can be divided into three principle causes that lead to conflict: the unavoidable rise of competition amongst humans, the inherent diffidence or lack of trust in others, and the need to seek glory. ... The desires for securi...

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They will destroy until no other power will exist to danger their security. ... Because there is no central power to control their actions. ... Three principle causes for quarrels amongst men are: competition fear glory The first makes men invade to gain something, the second because of fear, the third for reputation. ... It is clear that when there is no central power there is a war of every men against every man. ...

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Born in 470 BCE which was the time when Persia was defeated and Athens reached a level of unprecedented power and splendor... As a result, they clung to past glories, notions of wealth, and a fixation with physical beauty. ...

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"Power. ... He also writes: "A restless desire of power in al men. So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in death. ... First, competition; secondly, diffidence; thirdly, glory." ... The powers people seek are political power, familial power and paternal power. ...

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Moreover, in the view of the majority of critics, the play charts the growth of Lear's wisdom, as he learns the emptiness of worldly glory and comes to embrace the love of his daughter Cordelia as the one true value in his life. ... This reading of King Lear makes it an edifying play, but it drains it of its tragic power by oversimplifying Shakespeare's understanding of the complexities of political life. ... In another essay on "King Lear," I have tried to extend Jaffa's analysis, analyzing the process of education the king undergoes when he loses power. ... The play turns on ...

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When they do not attain this "glory," they cause damage to those who give them disrespect, setting thereby an example to others as well... - In summary, human beings by nature have three sources of conflict, competition, diffidence, and glory. ... Right of nature: self-preservation ("seek peace and follow it") - Man is naturally in a state of war without a common power to keep everyone in check. ... ) - Everyone should be willing to give up the right of nature in favor of law, equalizing liberty - The only way to get the needed power is for everyone to confer all power t one person or...

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He did not want to undermine and defame the glory of Athens or himself, so he could not go. ... The power that the "state- holds can easily corrupt those who are there to govern it, especially in today's society and government. ... Many times it seems to me that the mass people have needs and those in power have agendas and interests of their own. I believe there is should be a delicate balance of being able to question those in power and believing in and being committed to our "state- so that it remains strong. ...

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These thinkers are the reason why religious authority and government power are separated. ... Humans are thus driven by their desires for honor, wealth, and power. And to achieve their goal, they have to dominate others and take their wealth and power, thereby increasing their wealth and power. ... And that is the reason humans create a state of order to limit each other's power. ... He states that a prince needs power and glory to be successful. ...

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These rights are freedom, equality, the power to protect and preserve yourself and your health, and the ability to punish someone when he has wronged you. The transition between the state of nature and civil society involves giving up the power to punish people. ... He claims that all of the power should reside in the hands of the people because they are the ones being affected by the government's decisions. ... Hobbes believes that men were at constant war with each other, and that men quarrel for three reasons; competition, distrust, and glory. According to him, humans have enemies be...

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Machiavelli goes into great detail about what it takes to be a ruler in power and how to stay in power. ... Machiavelli seems to understand from a commoner's perspective that those in power need to stay in power forcefully rather than democratically. ... Machiavelli claims that when taking the throne by force, one must decide how many misdeeds can be committed in order to seize power without sacrificing it for glory. ... One could argue that rising to power without family ties can easily be obtained through nefarious means, but the image of the person in power is greatly impacted by the m...

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Hobbes notes that there are three natural causes of conflict among people in the state of nature: distrust of one another, competition for limited resources, and glory (to preserve one's reputation): "So that in the nature of man, we find three principle causes of quarrel. First, Competition; Secondly, Diffidence; Thirdly, Glory. ... (Leviathan) The state of nature beholds natural man's struggle between fear and power, in which power is the instigator of all human misery, and fear is man's only savior. ... The appetite to achieve power is also a central concept, Hobbes wri...

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During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, women had more economic and political power than they did in the Renaissance period. ... As seen in document 1 by an unknown contemporary, women proved that they were intelligent and were competent to hold political power. ... He opposes women in power and who are cultured and urges men to repress them. ... He uses a quote from Sophocles to present that women will have achieved glory of eloquence if they honor themselves with silence. ... She also mentions how power was usually inherited at the time rather than obtained. ...

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More importantly, the study of political economy analyzes the distribution of power and wealth and the nature of the state. ... Machiavelli doesn't specifically describe the role of a state in an economy; however, based on his description of the state and its insatiable desire for power, the state would hold all power, whether it be political or economic. ... Machiavelli explains that power should be acquired by any means possible, but in order for a ruler to contain his power, he must keep his people content. ... Men are distinct, he says, in that they are concerned with glory – wh...

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This can only be accomplished though the acquisition and preservation of power. ... Machiavelli is not talking about the private sphere, "it cannot be called virtue to kill one's fellow-citizens, to betray one's friends, to be treacherous, merciless and irreligious; power may be gained by acting such ways, but not glory" he is instead, talking about what a prince must do in order to acquire and preserve political power over people that he believes to be "ungrateful, fickle, feigners and dissemblers, avoiders of danger, eager for gain" . ... The prince must be able to become wha...

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That's indeed correct, time and time again have there been examples of individuals coming to power and after a short period of time drastically changing their framework and intentions( Iran 1979, Germany 1939, Iraq 2010, etc). ... Machiavelli continues, "You will find the populace to be much superior in both goodness and glory. ... But once they citizens become corrupt this system became distress, for only the powerful proposed laws,but only in order to build up their own power"(p.128). ... The power stands with the masses, if you can stand strong and vigilant as unified group t...

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In this state, men's roughly equal "natural power," insatiably acquisitive nature for power and "glory," accompanied by limited resources, lead to competition: "if any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies" (Hobbes, 4, 8, 7). ... According to Hobbes, egocentric motions without reasonable restrictions implant disparaging power that brings men to war. ... Despites a similar conclusion to Hobbes's, Smith does not insist on the destructive power of self-interest towards mankind's existence. ... In...

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In case of him becoming hatred by his subjects he will lose everything he has, his power, name, throne, money, and in the worse scenario his life. ... Having these qualities makes one a good person, but for a true prince whose role is to be a great ruler and leader who will bring the glory and happiness to his people it would be better to only pretend to have all those qualities rather have and exercise them because then he will have no problems in doing the total opposite of them when such action needs to be performed. ...

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His words of being a true independent American were sugarcoated with glory and pride, however the truth lies beneath that disguise. ... America was unaware of the power of a man's mind and voice. ...

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Natural men are free, "masterlesse men, without subjection to Lawes, and a coercive Power" (Hobbes 141). ... (Locke 15) From this, with no civil power to whom men can appeal but only the Law of Nature to defend his life, man must resort to killing those who bring this state of ill will upon him. ... So just as with Hobbes, man seeking security in all things is forced to leave the State of Nature, thereby agreeing to give up his freedom and natural rights to the public power of a government in hopes of regaining peace. ...

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Virtu Like most Western philosophers, Niccolo Machiavelli's ideas were heavily influenced by the early Greek philosophers. Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral vi...

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