He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. ... Therefore when you give up these rights to the government you do so with the believe that the government will be given these rights to you as well. ... But that I believe does not effect the principles he lays down because punishment aries from the fact that, that individual enters into that society with the knowledge that he is giving up his personal individual freedoms, for those freedoms and rules given to him by the government. ... He says " the Sovereign, being formed who...

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(Cole 9-25-01) Having a large income gives a citizen the opportunity and the resources to support their governmental institution, and by supporting their governmental institution they are participating in their government. Those who have steady incomes are able to give donations to help causes that they support as well as give donations to help stop those causes that they do not support. We know that politicians give great recognition to those constituents who back their support with financial aid. ... (Cole 9-25-01) Citizens who have good incomes and who are aware of the benefits of giving ai...

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More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical freedom, rooted in the state of nature, and acquire the civil freedom that entails this mode of moral and rational thinking, or allows one to be fully human. ... Rousseau tries to establish a clear separation between the supreme power and the government by an adaptation of the doctrine of the "three powers," but instead of three independent powers sharing the supreme authority, he gives only two, and makes one of these wholly dependent on the other. ... Just as the human will transfers a comm...

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More importantly, by agreeing to the social contract, the people simultaneously give up their physical freedom, rooted in the state of nature, and acquire the civil freedom that entails this mode of moral and rational thinking, or allows one to be fully human. ... Rousseau tries to establish a clear separation between the supreme power and the government by an adaptation of the doctrine of the "three powers," but instead of three independent powers sharing the supreme authority, he gives only two, and makes one of these wholly dependent on the other. ... Just as the human will transfers a comm...

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Many critics regard "King Lear" as the greatest, and most tragic, of William Shakespeare's plays; indeed, some claim that it is the most tragic play ever written. And yet, it is difficult to see why we should regard "King Lear" as a tragedy for the King is basically a pathetic old man, vain and fool...

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For centuries, mankind has been consumed with the concepts of human nature and conflict in society. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, two British philosophers, have spent a great deal of their lives thinking and arguing extensively on this subject. It was their passion, contentions and philosophies about these particular subjects that remain a staple in current theories about humans. An example of a conflict that is related to their theories about human nature and human society is the situation that is going on between the United States and Iraq. The United States is claiming that Iraq has wea...

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His Prince is starting to take the shape of a militant person who gives orders for the benefit of the entire population. In some cases his performance van be compared to an android who blindly follows orders, or gives them in this case, without the ability ,or desire even, to make the necessary adjustments based on the uniqueness of the situation or individual for that matter. ...

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For realism, theory consists in ascertaining facts and giving them meaning through reason. ... To give meaning to the factual raw material of foreign policy, one must approach political reality with a kind of rational outline, a map that suggests the possible meanings of foreign policy. ... It is the testing of this rational hypothesis against the actual facts and his consequences that gives theoretical meaning to the facts of international politics. ... Good motives give assurance against deliberately bad policies; they do not guarantee the moral goodness and political success of the polici...

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Introduction The assignment is based on the whole character sketch of John Locke and what he felt about almost everything in the spheres of Politics. He was the founder of utilitarianism and that is one of the most important in a democracy. He is one of the few thinkers who never let the conseque...

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Hobbes gives us the first true definition of the state of nature and the purpose of man's existence in it. ... Subsequently, man is willing to give up some of his desires for protection, peace and rest. ...

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Hobbes theorized that for the sake of self-preservation, men will give up their rights only when others are willing to do the same, "This is the gospel: Whatsoever you require that others should do to you, that do ye to them."" ...

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Just as nature gives each man an absolute power over all his limbs, the social pact gives the body politic an absolute power over all its members; and it is the same power which, directed by the general will, bears, as I have said, the name of sovereignty."" ...

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Governments are created as a means to establish rules and laws as a guide to solving conflicts, and for the protection of the citizen's liberty and security. In a democratic society the government is not a single all- powerful authority wielding ultimate decisive power. Democratic institutions, such as courts, the executive and legislative branches of government, rely on the strength of the majority vote. If the government institutions rely on the will of the majority, problems can emerge of preserving and protecting an individual's liberty and security because of the immense dom...

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" He that will not give just occasion to think that all government in the world is the product only of force and violence, and then men live together by no other rules but that of beats, where the strongest carries it must of necessity find another rise of government, another original of political power-.4 We associate Locke's theory with maintaining the interest rate and not devaluing the currency. ... Sixth, Jean-Jacques Rousseau desired to create a state and contract in which men, within a given area, joined together and agreed to give to the state the power to guarantee rights an...

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Machiavelli gives this fabulous description of princes of his day who never can use military power correctly because they always wanted to pose in front of armed forces so they never sent them into battle to destroy an enemy. "The wisest order they can give him is never to risk a battle, and above all things avoid a general action- And that's really Clinton." ...

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The reasoning Locke then gives us is the State of Nature can dissolve into a state of war due to man's developing obsession with property. ... 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 virtue. Machiavelli argued against this Platonic philosophy. He believed in "virtu", whatever was best for the State was virtu. ...

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While we could say that Congress had an oversight and unfortunately an security branch within our government took advantage of a flaw in change of statutes, without giving the executive branch notice of said illegal practices, it would be easier to convince you that George W. ...

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