... that "their bad customs and evil lives had raised up against them" (1-10). Machiavelli never specifically decides on the best type of government. Instead he states that man should always act in a way appropriate to the times; but he does discuss how important religion is to a state. Machiavelli believes that "where the fear of God is lacking it will happen that that kingdom will be ruined ... feel they must be diligent. Hobbes would have agreed with Machiavelli when in the Discourses he said, "any country never was united or happy, except when it gave its obedience entirely to one Repub...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... general description of how religion affected the institution of the state and its Sovereignty in a Euro-centric perspective. The first period is the early period, which will encompass from Christianity and the Roman Empire to the Medieval times (approx. 311 to 1100 A.D.). The second period will include the Renaissance, the Reformation to the Treaty of Westphalia (1101 to 1648 A.D.). The third and increment of history ... envision is the pope's final destination. Machiavelli takes a more direct role classifying the actions of a prince to be above morality and ultimately above the Church....

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• Grade Level: High School