... was put forth by Machiavelli, was that "...all men are ready to change masters in the hope of bettering themselves. In this belief they will take up arms against their master..." (Machiavelli 5). A prince must therefore safeguard himself in regards to his foreign policy, but most importantly in domestic affairs. Machiavellian theory derives from the unrest of the citizens and the need ... of one other philosopher, Immanuel Kant, rarely ever mentioned in the same breath as politics, who also discussed the state of nature and the development of man. Kant's theories on morality spill over ...

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... was put forth by Machiavelli, was that "...all men are ready to change masters in the hope of bettering themselves. In this belief they will take up arms against their master..." (Machiavelli 5). A prince must therefore safeguard himself in regards to his foreign policy, but most importantly in domestic affairs. Machiavellian theory derives from the unrest of the citizens and the need ... of one other philosopher, Immanuel Kant, rarely ever mentioned in the same breath as politics, who also discussed the state of nature and the development of man. Kant's theories on morality spill over ...

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... males such as themselves could dominate national decision-making. Jefferson's words of the new Constitution were based on strong merit, but may have been overly optimistic considering the state of morality at the time: "I believe this the strongest government on earth. I believe it the only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of ... rights enjoyed there provide a thousand continual reminders to every citizen that he lives in a society. Having no particular reason to hate others, since he is neither their slave nor their master, the American's heart eas...

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