In "The Prince," Machiavelli opens his prescription by explaining two kinds of states. ... Machiavelli states, "Well-ordered states and wise princes have studied diligently not to drive the nobles to desperation and to satisfy the populace and keep it contented" (Machiavelli, pg. 297). ... As Machiavelli explained it, one of the roles of a Prince is to acquire as much territory and to colonize, which essentially one of the roles of the state to acquire economic power and expansion. ... By good laws, the state, or rather, the prince, should be miserly, because "niggardliness is one ...

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Princes cannot rely on the people to blindly succumb to their will, therefore it must be forced upon them. In doing so , the prince must take certain action to hold onto the state despite the nature of man. ... The prince must develop a reputation of being a man of character. ... A prince with these qualities could enjoy a good! ... A prince should not even feel superior to those that he rules over. ...

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In his essay "The Qualities of the Prince", Machiavelli plainly says, "love is held by a chain of obligation which, since men are sorry lot, is broken on every occasion in which their own self interest concerned; but fear is held together by dread of punishment which will never abandon you" (Machiavelli 44). ... In Machiavelli's monarchy, the prince provides security through force solely for his citizen, but not for outsider. ... He expresses this opinion when he commented on taxing that a prince would be better off stealing from others than taxing or stealing from his own citizens (Machi...

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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau while all being similar in many ways, also differentiate amongst themselves as well. This statement proves to be true when looking at several of there basic values, and principles. One of these basic principles is the belief that all the powers of government should be focused solely on providing for the good of the public. This basic principle which all of them have it in common, is applied, and flushed out differently by each one of them. While looking at this basic idea that the goal of government should be to provide for the public go...

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the second movie of The Hunger Games series. The background of the story is dystopian future, where a totalitarian country named Panem was created from post-revolution of North America1. Early in the history, there are 13 districts, but District 13 led a rebellion against the Capitol (Panem Government) and lost. It led to the destruction of District 13, and punishment to all of its allies2. The punishment comes in a form of oppression and limitation. ...

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Of the two hundred Archphilarchs, four are nominated as potential candidates to become the Prince. Once the Prince is chosen, they are in power for the duration of their life, unless they are removed for suspicions of attempting to enslave society (More, 1516, p. ...

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Of the two hundred Archphilarchs, four are nominated as potential candidates to become the Prince. Once the Prince is chosen, they are in power for the duration of their life, unless they are removed for suspicions of attempting to enslave society (More, 1516, p. ...

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Fear is an element of human nature that cannot be changed; fear has always existed within every human being and always will. The fear of physical pain, fear of the loss of something, fear of commitment, or fear of a ramification. Fear is a force much greater than love. A feared leader is much strong...

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For, among the other bad effects it causes, being disarmed makes you despised; this is one of these infamies a prince should guard himself against as will be treated below: for between an armed and unarmed man there is no comparison whatsoever, and it is not reasonable for an armed man to obey an unarmed man willingly" (38). ...

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This understanding is best described by Mornay," Since man does not govern other men as a god, but rather as a human being born to the lot as they, the people should not look for god in their prince"(Source 32). ...

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Otis does not agree with the current British government because monarchists like princes and kings are blinded by the flattery from peers or aristocrats who worship these rulers like they are chosen by the divine and have the right for full power and control to "legislate" and "execute". ...

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. Through the grouping of citizens, each willing to surrender himself to the entire community, one is able to set limitations on their own behavior, live with others as a whole, and, in doing so, think rationally and act morally. More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical f...

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau constructed The Social Contract to solve the question of freedom, specifically, the preservation and survival of what he terms as civil freedom, and his solution to this problem, in its most general sense, is the construction of the civil state. Through the grouping of citizens, each willing to surrender himself to the entire community, one is able to set limitations on their own behavior, live with others as a whole, and, in doing so, think rationally and act morally. More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical f...

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