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. ... Machiavelly, in the first sentence of this passage shows how important it is for a prince not to have all those qualities that make him a great person but rather to seem like he has them. ... Machiavelli goes on to say that if one has and exercises all those qualities that make him a good person it can be harmful. The harm exist because all those qualities make person weak and soft and dis...

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First, Competition; Secondly, Diffidence; Thirdly, Glory. The first maketh men invade for Gain; the second, for Safety; and the third, for Reputation. The first use Violence, to make themselves Masters of other mens persons, wives, children, and cattell; the second, to defend them; the third, for trifles, as a word, a smile, a different opinion, and any other signe of undervalue, either direct in their Persons, or by reflexion in their Kindred, their Friends, their Nation, their Profession, or their Name."" ... First, fear makes natural man want to escape the state of nature in order to pr...

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From the time we are very young we are first introduced into political ideas by the people who care for us, leading us on a journey of figuring out exactly where we lie on the line between Democrat and Republican. ... Over all everyone is subject to political socialization and each person is different in how these agents affect them in a political way. ... We are taught in my religion that being with a person of the same sex is wrong, but through a mix of my family's morals and my religion I settled in between them both of them, feeling that if a person chooses to do something in their ...

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This structure is referred to as The Act of Association, which encompasses the main idea of Rousseau's social pact: "each of us contributes to the group his person and the powers which he wields as a person under the supreme direction of the general will each individual forming an indivisible part of the whole" (Book I: VI 181). ... These property laws legitimize the "Right of "first occupancy"" which stresses, again, the power of the sovereign over its subjects. ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that a...

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This structure is referred to as The Act of Association, which encompasses the main idea of Rousseau's social pact: "each of us contributes to the group his person and the powers which he wields as a person under the supreme direction of the general will each individual forming an indivisible part of the whole" (Book I: VI 181). ... These property laws legitimize the "Right of "first occupancy"" which stresses, again, the power of the sovereign over its subjects. ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that a...

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However, I think in the future the development of cyberspace will surely strengthen the sovereignty. 1.Concept of Sovereignty: Jean Bodin was the first theorist to formulate a modern concept of sovereignty and is considered as the father of the modern theory of sovereignty. ... For this reason, sovereignty becomes a term used to describe the attributes of a state rather than a person. ... In the primitive human societies the strongest person in the community, who could best the other members of the community or caused them to fear his superior strength, enjoyed the sovereignty. ... I...

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An example of this being that the people will be used to the ruling of one particular person in power and they would expect their family to rule in the same manner. ... One could argue that rising to power without family ties can easily be obtained through nefarious means, but the image of the person in power is greatly impacted by the manners in which their power is obtained. ... He informs us not to focus on the acts of being a virtuous person but the appearance of doing so, which takes much less effort. ... Machiavelli is under the impression that you do not need to be a good person to st...

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The second method is as impractical as the first because by giving every person the same passions and beliefs, soon enough one would see that he or she has a different view on an issue, therefore arguments would ensue, others would agree, and once again factions would form. ...

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His study concluded that depending upon the person and situation most people will inflict pain on others when they know they will not be held morally or legally accountable, especially if they have something to gain or lose. ... States in her thesis, that Americans particularly living in western societies tend to claim their individuality vigorously, yet often are the first group of people to follow a common crowd. ...

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Comparing Power and Politics Power In order to begin this investigation, it is first helpful to consider what is meant by power in the organization. ... 'Power is the ability to effectively manipulate or control a situation of a person. ... How well the game is played depends on the structure and size of the organization, the position and skill of the person, and how well that person chooses to use the communication channels in the organization'' (p. 206). ...

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America became the first country to revolt employing John Locke's concept of rebellion upon breach of contract. ... Thomas Jefferson spoke of Americans' "unalienable rights" and their natural equality (which according to Locke meant that no one had by nature the right to rule another human without that person's consent). ...

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First of all, he attacked the government too, just as Locke, but he attacked it from an economic perspective. ... Women also exercised their individuality for the first time as they felt especially demoralized by their inferior pay and lack of diverse working opportunities. ... In conclusion, life in society for an individual went through many changes from 1750 to 1950 and the role of change was one that placed greater emphasis on each person as a separate entity. ...

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As one of the most influential person in the contractarianist tradition, Hobbes got his share from these serious criticisms. ... She claims that Hobbes distinguishes between equality of men and women in the first generation of the state of nature and the domination of men over women in civil society. ... In the first one, she claims, that men must be represented and their civil unity must be given literal symbolic personification by one of their own kind. ...

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This direct recognition of the self as a subject empowers it for the first time with an identity. ... Hegel actually sees the bond of duty as the liberator of a person caught in the depths of moral reflection and reliance on their natural impulses (p107 149). ... The particular will first reaches the higher form of individuality in civil society, the second stage within ethical life. ...

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This means that no one cooperation or person could influence a government official to vote in a way that directly support them. ... This leads to more completion in the election process which supports '" first past the post" electoral system used in the United States today. ...

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"A state also of equality, wherein all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more power than another, there being nothing more" (Locke, 452) The quote stresses the importance of equal opportunity for each member of society, and fair treatment, a focal point for the morality of the society is that no one person is treated better or with special care. ... In Locke's society moral law must come first because it is tied to the natural law. ... The main loophole lies in the state of nature, and how each person views human beings in their natural state. ...

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Therefore, coming back to the terminology of the question, we must first define what we mean by "more important". ... If the first premise, that globalisation has taken place, holds and the government decides to lower the corporate tax, it will likely to see an increase in the fiscal revenue as more countries will be willing to move their factories to the country with lower rates of the tax. ... "Agency" factors are about the impact of actions, ability of a person to consciously behave and exercise power and, in so doing, influence other people's behaviour. ...

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The first, most obvious purpose of The Prince is stated by the author himself, addressing Lorenzo de' Medici: If you will read [this book] over and study it carefully, you will recognize in it my most earnest desire that you may achieve that summit of grandeur to which your happy destiny and your other capacities predestine you. ... And as Plato asserts the "tripartite soul" with distinct separations (both in the individual and the society), so does Machiavelli assert, in my own words, the separation of the prince into three certain realms: the person (of the prince), his persona, an...

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(1) Man-kind must in the first instance be prepared to beat of the those who have lost out in the competition for such resources, for they will inevitably seek to take what they might view as theirs. (2) Within diffidence man distrusts all those around him he is suspicious, and must be fearful of them, he believes himself to be at a state of perpetual readiness, but this fear is so great that he will often attack first, to pre-empt, the aggression of others. (3)Through respect; man can command those around, and through his prowess bring fear to those who might ponder their chances. ... And s...

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One of the main reasons that Machiavelli has been considered a sinister and evil person throughout history is most likely due in part to his casual acceptance of immoral and unethical practices the prince may need to employ in the pursuit of and in maintaining his rein of power. ... He points out that when the first fails, it becomes necessary to resort to the second. ...

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The ultimate goal of princely morality is not justice, or simply being a "good person", it is the effective governing of the state. ... The first is appropriate for men, the second, animals; but because the former is often ineffective, one must have recourse to the latter. ... This falls back to the first part of the original quote "there are two ways of contending: one by using laws, the other, force" . ...

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First to be discussed are rights that protect individual's religion and ethnicity as examples to how the majority has discriminated against the individual. ... First, rights have been recognized in the Charter so that no religious group should ever have to fear that their religion will be subject to discrimination. ... Laws must be put into place to protect the liberty and security of the individual, and those laws must have authority over all citizens within the country, so that when one person is in a position of authority, for example in the work place, the individual's rights may...

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Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first earl of Shaftesbury in the future, was an acquaintance of John Locke had a strong influence of his philosophical method and thought. ... Locke believed that no matter who the person was they were born with natural right that should never be taken away. ...

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John Locke can be considered the first and greatest exponent of political liberalism. ... "The problem is to find a form of association which will defend and protect with the whole common force the person and goods of each associate, and in which each, while uniting himself with all, may still obey himself alone, and remain as free as before. ...

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Therefore, the solution that they are proposing is much worse compared to a state where government exists, because obviously governments fail to satisfy the needs of every person, but at least they provide security for everyone. ... That therefore means that the quality of health care would also go down because, first there will not be a good quality of education where people can learn how to take care of different diseases, and second it would be a great burden for that community to take care and pay for education, health care, security, infrastructure etc. ... He acknowledges that the best...

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