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people. Machiavelli contends that every ruler does not want to be mean or cruel leader and rather, they want to be merciful (58)....

sense. After all, it is a comedy and many comedies at least hint at politics. The author also points out that Mandragola is not a ...

require freedom. It would not be until much later, during the latter part of the eighteenth century, that the world would see imme...

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

that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preach...

The Prince, it is clear that they came from a multitude of places, but most notably from the example of Borgia. Some ideas would c...

have been utilized in both historical and contemporary politics: (a) The use of diplomacy and the formation of coalitions; (b) Vio...

In five pages this paper discusses Machiavelli's views on the concepts of power and leadership. Three sources are cited in the bi...

In five pages Solomon's leadership is evaluated in accordance with Machiavelli's assessment to achieve a positive conclusion. The...

This paper contends that Machiavelli's collected works laid the foundation for the beginnings of modern political science. This te...

This paper addresses Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy in terms of how ambition affected society during the Roman Empire. This fiv...

In nine pages capitalism in its many forms are examined in terms of Oprah Winfrey's philanthropy, G.B. Shaw's play Major Barbara, ...

his native city. Though he had no previous political background, Machiavelli was appointed to serve as second chancellor of the F...

You will encounter many obstacles, both within your own government and from other nations. You should be careful to surround yours...

This paper discusses the ways in which freedom is portrayed in Machiavelli's The Prince. This six page paper has four sources list...

This paper addresses Machiavelli's attitudes and perspectives regarding Italy's common citizens as expressed in The Prince. This ...

In Machiavellis view, it is mans desire to attain the unattainable, which is the greatest threat to humanity. As soon as he accep...

In four pages this paper discusses how morality is humorously depicted in Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters, Machiavelli's Madragol...

In five pages this report contrasts Machiavelli's social opposition theory with the perspectives of political theorists Thomas Hob...

In five pages the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Robert Penn Warren is analyzed within the context of Machiavelli's observation '...

In six pages this paper compares the political power described in Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince with power in All the King's Me...

virtue. Niccolo Machiavelli lived between 1469 and 1527 (Hutchinson Dictionary of World History, 1998). Born in Florence h...

of the government was quick and without "civil commotion." But while Machiavelli praises Agathocles on one hand, he also points ...

to use almost any means to achieve his ends that has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists fi...

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

that same year his friend and critic Francesco Guicciardini, Papal Commissary of War in Lombardy, hired him in two minor diplomati...

This paper discusses Machiavelli's, The Prince. The author addresses Centaur Chiron's role, political themes, and lessons that ca...

This paper examines whether or not Machiavelli's political theories set forth in The Prince can be applied to political situations...

a leader? How should a prince behave? Although the motive for Machiavelli writing this piece, and the application of this work to ...

soldier Cesare Borgia, who was at that time engaged in enlarging his holdings in central Italy (pp. 443). Much of what Machiavelli...