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a prince ... cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against merc...

With the new currency, there is fear that the EU will focus on trade over security issues. In the past, Europe has had a lot of pr...

The ruler was seen as Gods representative on earth and his use of absolute power was justified by his receiving the right to rule ...

off track and nothing is accomplished. When he talks about "logistics" its fair to assume that he means things like making sure th...

of all possible worlds, at least as he saw it. Much of The Prince looks at the world through the eyes of the monarch. Machiavel...

This paper contrasts and compares the political philosophies of theorists John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli in 5 pages. Two sour...

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...

classical realism and to assess the general ethical issues raised by realism and the relationship between science and politics" (F...

Machiavelli had been imprisoned by the opposing Medici and he saw how the conflict between politicians can destroy what issues are...

warning regarding change: "Changes in estate also issue from this, for if, to one who governs himself with caution and patience, t...

A Prince with virtu needed people with virtu in his armies to be able to conquer and control others and to maintain an element of ...

of his less knowledgeable subjects. There were several basic principals that Machiavelli put forth for his new princes-to-be. Fir...

Concerning war for example, Machiavelli (1515) writes: "With us there is great justice, because that war is just which is necessa...

government. In fact, there are many theories and ideologies rendering leadership, and then there is Machiavelli. Much of Machiavel...

and "advisors" were, in many ways, far more powerful than the aristocrat holding office. Machiavelli himself was such a creature ...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

can look at contemporary examples to prove this point. For instance, there is something called an intervention in twelve step prog...

the most intelligent way to go about ruling a community or a state. But, as indicated in the introduction, there are places where ...

an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...

In six pages the realist theory and Machiavelli's political influence are examined within the context of the contemporary war with...

In five pages this paper examines how after the First World War shifting leadership in Russia, Italy, and Germany resulted in a ra...

of Nature. He has also noted that while the 20th century has involved a great deal of specialization, the 21st century will be a ...

still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...

This paper discusses the just war hypothesis as it relates to The Prince. This five page paper has no additional sources listed ...

The writings of 'The Republic,' 'The Communist Manifesto,' 'Tao te Ching,' 'The Prince,' and 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick D...

as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...

leadership. Leadership is more than simply doing what the people say they want. It is acting to fulfill the needs of the people in...

but who was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI ("Cesare Borgia," 2005). He was an Italian General but would resign to becom...

greedy for gain" (Machiavelli 56). Men, Machiavelli argued, were by nature more interested in their own good than in achieving th...

realistic appraisal of the people they were expected to lead (Ahsan, 2002). Machiavelli detailed what he considered to be ideal l...