... ? (Dedicatory Letter 3) entitled The Prince, a typical reaction is one of disgust for what some describe as brutal, deceitful, and immoral political methods and principles. Some take offense to his disregard for Judeo-Christian ethics and for his lack of reference to God and divine law. Machiavelli clearly does not deal with the ideal case, but is fascinated rather with how people realistically act, be it ... is necessary to execute anyone, this should be done only if there is a proper justification and obvious reason? (Machiavelli 59). This advice that he gives seems ironic being that h...

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