... occasion in which their own self interest concerned; but fear is held together by dread of punishment which will never abandon you" (Machiavelli 44). Machiavelli believes that basing human relationship on obligation is not effective because men are traitors. His believe in humans" evilness leads him to judge ... Moreover, security is guaranteed by law. People's needs grow from the need of security to the need to achieve something significant in life. In Machiavelli's day, people were occupied with defending themselves and producing food. Therefore, having food and security can make them h...

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... many types of government that have been established over time, but how does the populace know which form of government is truly fit to hold authority and govern them? Many different philosophers have attempted to give an explanation for the answer to this question within their writings. Four philosophers in ... rights of the populace. This is similar to the ordeal on the "War in Iraq". People may say that George W. Bush has a little Machiavelli inside of him. Bush invaded Iraq without any allied support attempting to rid of Saddam Hussein, in order to prevent him from causing a greater ...

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... of positive law, both men resisted the radical transformation of society through religious zealotry. "[B]oth men,"" Martin writes, "would affirm [liberty], but liberty within the context of authority."" Such views were challenged by those who denied that liberty was a means by which men served ends that were properly human. Pico della Mirandola illustrates this "spirit of the ... Renaissance."" He maintained that man is "liberated from superstitions and unnatural social restraints,...[and]...could recover the lost image of God within himself."" Machiavelli identified liberty as man's se...

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... to exist, "there must exist the kind of will, instinct, imperative which is anti-liberal to the point of malice" (Twilight of the Idols, 105). He argues that institutions undermine authority, and instead of making the individual citizen stronger, brings them down to the status of a helpless herd animal. He goes on to say that communism is the only system with ... end of justice. Equality to all robs the greedy individual of his right to do whatever is necessary to achieve his goal. It is almost as if Nietzsche message parallels Machiavelli's, that the ends justify the means; and humans ...

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