Niccolò Machiavelli, wrote to the world, ideas that flourished the minds of many during the year 1513 and the latter there too. His most celebrated work, The Prince, gave a perspective of how to view the duties and understand what it means to be a prince. In the very dynamic United States of today, many Machiavellian ideas are utilized. With Machiavelli's thoughts being used today, one can only concede that we value the same ideas and feel good about the choices our leaders make.
One of Machiavelli's beliefs for being a true prince is the willingness and preparation of going to war at any time. The current United States government gives the highest control of armed forces to its President. At any such time, he or she may utilize this tactic for a certain amount of time, in a choice on their own or with a panel's approval. Many citizens of the United States look toward the figure of the President for making such a decision, which goes back to the prince theory, or leader, of which makes war control a requirement for this role as a leader.
A prince should appear to be honest, but in comparison, should be dishonest, is another of Machiavelli's rules. For the United States government, an example is when a Presidential candidate tells the people, "this is what I will do for you- or "my administration will change this to make life better for this/that cause."" More intently, current President Bush claimed that he would increase the Pell Grant maximum for college students in their first year to $5100 versus, at the time, $3300. As of today, that maximum is at $4000, which was approved by Congressional efforts, not the Presidents. It seems that even with the undeniable truth that lays in the wake of the lies, that citizens are extremely optimistic, which allows them to take on the thought and theory understanding.
Probably the greatest of Machiavelli's ideas, or at least in respect to the United States today, is that of trying to show you are tight fisted and generous.
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Absolute Power! What is absolute power? ... Absolute power may be considered to be the abuse of power delegated to a person or country. ... Power they may well have, but absolute it can never be. Absolute power therefore cannot be a definitive phrase, but rather a subjective one, as it means different things to different people. ...
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