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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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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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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