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Decisions Revealed In Machiavelli's The Prince

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In The Prince by Machiavelli, he explains how a prince must acquire and maintain power in his nation. As he further explains the “ideal” prince, he states that a prince must have characteristsics that seperates him from other men in his nation. “ The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled to choose will find greater security in being feared than in being loved.” ( Machiavelli, 60). Machiavelli states that a prince must have a equal balance of fear and love. Furthermore that these are important traits while making prompt and perilous decisions. While making decisions, the prince should firstly be interetsted in making decisions that increase the security and is the interest of the nation. …show more content…

Furthermore, in order for a prince to remain in power, it is important for him to not be hated ( Machiavelli, 67). George Bush and his administration had to use the false allegations of Iraq’s nuclear program as a reasonable reason for the attack on Iraq. Additionally, on top of that, the 9/11 attacks was an incentive that increased public support of Iraq invasion. Without a reasonable assertion, an invasion in Iraq woud be viewed as unnecceasy and pointless. Therefore, there would not be public support for a war such as. It would also decrease the prince’s ability to remain in power and maintain power. Had former president Bush not use the allegations of Iraq’s nuclear program, he would have been hated by public. Machiavelli states that the Prince should be neither loved nor hated. Therefore, the Prince while making decisions should make sure those decisions won’t result in disapproval from his subjects. That it is better for the prince to be feared than hated.There must be a balance of love and hate according to

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