... [good] qualities. Those who see and hear him should think him all compassion, all faith, all integrity, all humanness all religion. And nothing is more necessary to have then the last quality"(Machiavelli p.27). Unlike Machaivelli's ideal prince Gandhi let the public know about his imperfections, he would not hide anything from his people, even his mistakes. " Gandhi did not think it ... for them to accept him, he is already accepted with open arms. Religion and God were two other aspects which were carried out differently through both leaders. Machiavelli used religion to further his pol...

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... identifies that political leaders should take note of historical lessons, he also acknowledges that a prince should be aware of fortune. To achieve political success, Machiavelli argues that ability to rule and the fortune of a prince must be aligned. In The Prince, Machiavelli depicts fortune to that of an element of force. He notes that whilst a raging ... The Prince the case of Agothocles is cited by Machiavelli as a miss use of cruelty and miss treatment. Whilst in practise there is no difference in the cruelties of Casare Borgia and Agothocles, Machiavelli argues the miss use of cru...

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... views on these subjects, though not accepted by everyone at the time, were the work of a political genius. In the following paragraphs, this paper will not only discuss the advice Machiavelli gives in The Prince, but will compare it to the way he led his own life. Machiavelli believed that a prince should be well versed in war. In his work, The Prince, Machiavelli writes, "a prince, therefore must not have any other object nor any ... ). He is basically saying, above all else, that a prince must eat, sleep, and live war. Now, during these times in which Machiavelli was living, countries ...

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... to his own interests and the aspects of the state. Such interests were expanding, gaining, and maintaining the political power they had. Machiavelli had a negative view on human nature which was a clear message in his writings based on human weakness like The Prince. Indeed, in The Prince Machiavelli describes the many pessimistic traits that are derived among human individuals. "They are sustained by the ancient principles of religion, which are so powerful ... and of such authority that they keep their princes in power whatever they do, however they live. These are the only princes wh...

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... how to be a great ruler. To be a great ruler one must in a first place be a good person and according to Machiavelli to be a good person one should have these five qualities: compassion, honor, humanity, integrity, and religion. However, the following question arises, if a prince possesses all those fine qualities that make him a good person how can he be a great ruler who must be mortal ... and cruel, and according to Machiavelli, " no prince should mind being called cruel for what he does to keep his subjects united and ... criminals will lead to thefts, killings, sexual assaults, an...

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... suggests that he lost these good habits when he became infatuated with the love of his life. When she became the love of his life, he became completely enthralled with her, loosing self-control and dismissing any self-oriented personal goals. Augustinus, the theologian, adds that he lost the authentic zeal for religion that he once possessed. He said that "Earthly love leads to ... the forgetfulness of God."" Such forgetfulness is a great fault in the eyes of the church. He also counts this as the reason for his miserable state. Love, under this criticism, is not ... perspective yielded...

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... are strong examples of people putting higher standards on an elected official then themselves. In a Prince's duty to the standards of Machiavelli, the concern of war is the only thing that benefits one who is in demand. The thought of war should be on the Prince's mind at all times. If not the thought, then he should be in training for an outbreak of war. Your body and mind ... example of America taking so much time to analyze a personal affair of a president's, is with former Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. However, lying to the country is an important matter. I only see this as impo...

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Response to "The Prince" My outlook was completely changed about the life of a prince after reading this piece. I predicted that it would be the same old story of the courageous and fearless prince; instead, I found it to be completely opposite. Basically throughout this whole paper, Machiavelli writes about any ruler wishing to stay in power must "learn how not to be good". He wrote about it from ... the fairy tale prince, they usually think of someone who has strong morals and is courageous and trustworthy; yet Machiavelli writes that a prince "should know how to enter into evil when necess...

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