... a chain of obligations which, since man are a sorry lot, is broken on every occasion in which their own self-interest is concerned" (44). Machiavelli understands the cause and effect an event will have on a person; therefore, he can govern us: To reduce our temptations ruled by our guilty brain, to provide us with ... In this case, we use country over man. Armed forces are the most important factor for a country to stay in power and more importantly, to defend itself from a hostile country. Machiavelli knows how to defend our country. In comparison, Lao Tzu does not prepare for war, nor...

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... a monarchy form of government. This puts all the power into one person and when that person passed on, the power stayed within the family. It can be deduced that the people of theses societies believed their leaders had an aura of control because they were gifted or even touched by God ... to be the authority. People seem to look to power and want to know where it is, and when they find it they seem to exemplify it. They ... to dictate that power over people must be established throughout the world in all its places. Iraq has recently had its government overthrown, and right away the m...

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