... . The foxes get their way by being crafty and cunning. The point was not to be a lion all the time, or not to be a fox all the time, but to learn when one needed to be like a lion and when one needed to be like a fox, and employing both skills at the correct time" (Woodcock, 2010). The ideas that Machiavelli put forth in "The Prince" were considered to be shocking at the time, and are still considered a bit shocking today. He ... advocated doing whatever needs to be done in order to maintain their power ... ...

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... have power if his country does not have military security. A leader has to be able to protect his country in order to maintain his position. Machiavelli has a very effective way to introduce and prove his idea. He uses both examples of good leaders, like Francesco Sforza and Philopoemon, and unsuccessful people like Sforza's sons. Contrast makes his arguments strong and persuasive. In brief, he successfully addresses his idea, which emphasizes that a prince ... honesty."(44). He uses the fox and lion images to present his points of view. The fox represents a person knowing when he shoul...

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