Machiavelli said that following those virtues will make a leader predictable, and lead to his eventual downfall. ... One of the qualities that Machiavelli felt a leader needed was duplicity. ... It is hard to say whether the qualities Machiavelli put forth are relevant to leaders today. ... Still, there is no denying that many leaders in the modern world use the duplicitous ideas that Machiavelli espouses. ... Machiavelli felt that a good leader should be able to think for himself, and also possess a strong enough mind to outthink his detractors. ...

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All people are brought up to follow leaders who have certain characteristics traits. Those who are being led have faith, respect and trust in their own leader. ... Today in the United States, the first group, the political elite, includes political leaders, religious leaders, business leaders and the leaders of strong lobbying groups. ... His radical ideas concerning how a leader must be cunning and deceitful and onlydesire to be accounted merciful and not cruel? ... The Portable Machiavelli. ...

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The rulers of the Kingdom of Mali and the great Ottoman Empire had many traits of a leader described by Machiavelli in his book of basic leadership, "The Prince." ... To begin, In Mali, Sundiata was a leader who displayed many qualities described by Machiavelli, "giving rare proofs of his own abilities" (Machiavelli 83). ... According to Machiavelli, it would boost the leaders respect. ... As a result, the rulers of past leaders of the Kingdom of Mali and the Ottoman empire all had some relation to how Machiavelli says a ruler should rule. ... Although some parts of the perfect leader in The P...

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Mahatma Gandhi is the exact opposite of Machiavelli's ideal leader in other words, his ideal prince. ... Eventhough Gandhi and Machiavelli's Prince were both powerful leaders, their ways of handling and maintaining their power were very different. ... Also Machiavelli felt it was. ... Machiavelli used religion to further his political quails, and make the people believe the Prince was a good leader that respected God and religion. ... Eventhough through the eyses of Machiavelli, Mahatma Gandhi failed as a leader, baucuse of his very successful non-violent philosophy, his true nature...

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Niccolo Machiavelli made a significant contribution to the political world. ... Machiavelli believed that success of a state was foremost dependent on its leader's knowledge of war. ... The principalities which founded a state, play a significant role to its leader. ... Machiavelli used these tactics to summarize his theory on a leader. ... The opinion's Machiavelli expressed in "The Prince", are both understandable and disagreeable. ...

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(The Prince, Machiavelli). ... On the other hand Machiavelli believes that a leader's cruelty should be limited for he should not take peoples property and woman. ... He gives four steps to become a long lasting leader: First, a leader should be feared more than loved if he cannot have both in order to avoid a revolt. ... They might have similar ideas how a leader should be but they differ in state purpose and function. ... They also state that a strong leader is needed to maintain peace and keep his subjects from harming each other....

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Men are willing take arms against their current leader the moment he fails to meet expectations only to regret doing so. ... A leader can never fully satisfy his people. However, America's government is a democracy and does not have to worry about the people raising arms against their leader inducing a revolution of some sort. ... The public always demands a leader who keeps his word but if the leader where to seek advice form Niccolo Machiavelli, he would be advised them to only keep his word when it is at an advantage to the prince. A leader is always expected to be virtuous however, it...

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Machiavelli "The best fortress a ruler can have is not to be hated by the people, for if you possess fortresses and the people hate you, having fortresses will not save you". ... Machiavelli believes that Lorenzo de Medici does not act with dictatorial power, but with greed which is considered a fault. Machiavelli states that a prince can share power with the people, since a prince can trust the people much more than he can trust the nobles. ... "A leader must seem firm and moral to the people, and show positive results from his leadership". ... He probably felt that Machiavelli ...

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The Philosophies of Niccolo Machiavelli I significantly agree with Machiavelli's philosophies. ... Is it better to be feared than loved when you are a leader? According to Niccolo Machiavelli, the answer is it is better to be feared rather than loved. ... Machiavelli's view means that, perhaps, if there is no argument of how you become leader, then all that matters is that you became leader. ... Three philosophies that I extremely agree with are, it is better to be feared than loved when a leader. ...

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On June 22 1527 Niccolo Machiavelli died, he was known as the father of modern political science. ... Niccolo Machiavelli was known for his three political theories. ... Joseph Stalin used all three of Machiavelli's theories. ... If Niccolo Machiavelli was still alive know he would probaly give advice to such leaders as Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein, and Slobodan Milosovic. ... Niccolo Machiavelli was a great writer and leader but some off his ideas were a bit radical and caused leaders to create some off the biggest tradgies to every happen....

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Gaither 3/4/03 During Machiavelli's time, society was much different than it had been for previous philosophers. ... Machiavelli was born at a time of conflict within Florence, Italy, between the republican leaders and the family of the Medici's, to which Machiavelli especially, had a history of opposition towards. After years of conflict between powers, Machiavelli was exiled from his country. ... To Machiavelli, a successful ruler is one who can impress people, regardless of what he really is inside. ... With this in mind, Machiavelli presents his work as a challenge to the Pap...

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Lao-tzu and Machiavelli had a similar view of government. ... Machiavelli had a direct and effective view of government. ... Another obligation of a leader according to Lao-tzu, was if one wanted to be a good leader, one must put themselves below the people and be willing to follow the people. ... Lao-tzu and Machiavelli both believed that the leader's main objective was to work with the people to achieve a more successful government, even though they went about it differently. ... Both leaders went about it in different ways, but Lao-tzu and Machiavelli's main work of the state, ...

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In "The Prince," Machiavelli concludes that most, if not all, men are selfish and overly desirous. ... Machiavelli claims that during easy relaxed times, people will often be more generous and reliable. ... During his study of human nature and the behavioral characteristics of men, Machiavelli noticed how people are drawn to leaders with commendable virtues, such as courage, valor, and honesty. ... Machiavelli explains that fear can be used as an efficient tool to rule people. ... Through "The Prince," Machiavelli explains how principalities work much like a theatrical script. ...

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Obtaining power and maintaining power as a leader, these are two goals, which Niccolo Machiavelli believes he has the correct method. The main point that drives his beliefs is that men will follow a powerful leader. ... According to Machiavelli, a leader must be aware of the bad nature in man, and assume the worst in every aspect. ... I believe Machiavelli's views on rulers are correct, but very extreme. ... In Machievelli's eyes, a ruler must meet many standards to obtain power and rise as a powerful leader. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli's Advice for Today's Businessman Niccolo Machiavelli was essentially the first political philosopher of the Renaissance, developing a system of business tactics to gain and retain power over any body in which a leader reigns. ... Machiavelli was a realist, understanding quite well how humans think and act. ... Machiavelli's processes involve confidence within the individual attempting them. Through this confidence, Machiavelli knows how to make those around him feel futile, however still managing to achieve their respect. ... Machiavelli i...

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Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. ... Machiavelli argued against this Platonic philosophy. ... Machiavelli's belief is concurrent with most of the nations of the free world: a good leader's main responsibility is to preserve his country first. ... We can clearly see Machiavelli's objective examination of republican leadership. ... Machiavelli's Republic Considering Machiavelli's concepts of virtu and the functional role of the citizen in state affairs, we can infer that Machiavelli's republicanism is above all else...

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Machiavelli is a brilliant historical writer. ... Machiavelli states that a leader must avoid hatred by any means[Mac32]; Hitler failed to do so, thus leading to his eventually death. ... However Machiavelli does state the being loved makes a leader vulnerable, thus making him/her making them more prone to attacks. ... Being feared is what Machiavelli says is best if one cannot be both feared and loved. ... This is what Machiavelli describes as a feared leader; no one under his rule will ever dare step to him out of fear of harsh punishment. ...

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Machiavelli understands the natural ways of human activity. ... In addition, Machiavelli can defend our country wisely. ... Machiavelli knows how to defend our country. ... On the other hand, Machiavelli learns from history, how leaders stay in power and how leaders lose their power. ... The best leader we can have is someone who will secure our safety and Machiavelli can do it. ...

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Machiavelli presents a new idea of governing a state that is completely different from the humanists of his time. ... Indeed, in The Prince Machiavelli describes the many pessimistic traits that are derived among human individuals. ... However, they are admirers of great leaders with traits of power, honor, courage, and generosity because they represent power. ... In today's world there is a current ruler that has been portrayed as a modern Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli is mostly known for his pragmatism as the same for Putin. ...

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Her explanation includes many variables that can be misrepresented as those ideals set forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in his 1513 working The Qualities of the Prince. ... Thus, this statement alone is not congruent with Machiavelli's idealistic values of a prince. Within his work, Machiavelli outlines and defines those qualities and assumptions that a leader, a prince, must possess in order to succeed or for that matter, fail. ... Machiavelli's battle would rather be compared to an Army protecting it's borders from foreign invasion. ... The leader of the totalitarian m...

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The leaders tasks are complex and most important involve making decisions for the people the leader will represent. ... A leader who is not doing any good for his followers will not for long be a leader. ... Another quote from Machiavelli's The Prince makes this task of representing the people to be very important for the image of the leader since what people see is so important. ... By reading the works of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli on leadership we now understand that the job of being a leader is a very complex one that hard to say how to do right. ... This is a quote by Machiavelli that v...

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Machiavelli strived, like Jesus, for something as well, though what Machiavelli sought was not what Jesus had. ... Were Machiavelli's guide lines only potentially successful because of the era in which he wrote them? Machiavelli's book, "The Prince" was written in the sixteenth century. ... When looking at the themes in Luke's Gospel and Machiavelli's "The Prince", it is evident that, whether it be for Jesus" loyalty to his father by spreading His Word, or Machiavelli's tools to achieve control over a state, both of these men strive at a goal. ...

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Machiavelli is not saying simply that "the end justifies the means"; that would be a dangerous oversimplification of Machiavelli's intentions that, if put into practice, would lead to a great many actions that Machiavelli would certainly not approve. ... On three separate instances Machiavelli has given examples of leaders - Agathocles the Sicilian, Oliverotto of Fermo and Cesare Borgia - all of whom acquired power primarily as a result of wicked deeds. While the details differ slightly, each leader typically summoned the most powerful men to one place under false pretences and after kill...

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Although it seems odd, Machiavelli actually agrees with Aristotle on this point. ... Machiavelli advises princes to adopt characteristics that serve their state. ... Human beings do not naturally come together in peace and agreement according to Machiavelli. ... If the people think their leader lacks morals, then the people may revolt, yet it is not any particular belief specifically that endangers the rule of government. ... One may expect that Machiavelli would support Christian teachings that attempt to foster moral behavior, but Machiavelli insists that God's promise of eternal salvat...

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