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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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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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. ...

• Word Count: 2604
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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...

• Word Count: 7114
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate