Lucrezia Borgia

For many centuries, there have been many leaders and rulers around the world making their own rules and decisions. In the Book “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli, Machiavelli describes ways that leaders can be successful if they follow his advice. One leader that shows Machiavelli’s advice by the way they rule is Adolf Hitler.The way he ruled was by fear, violence, and by conquering other countries. Although Hitler had some failures during his lifetime, he shows how Machiavelli’s advice is relevant

According to Machiavelli, a prince learns such virtue by particular kinds of study: first, and most importantly, the study of warfare. He should spend lots of time strategizing, exercising, and preparing himself for battle. Such training makes a man more likely to achieve power through conquest, and less likely to succumb to laziness once he achieves it. In addition, any prince who wishes to be powerful should also study histories of successful princes, to understand what has worked for men in the

How is being feared rather than loved the superior quality that a leader should possess? Niccolò Machiavelli states in the “Qualities of the Prince” that “One should like to be both one and the other; but since it is difficult to join them together, it is much safer to be feared than to be loved” (14). Determining which of these two qualities a leader should possess had been a topic of discussion for centuries. So what makes Machiavelli’s work any different? First off, Machiavelli was an Italian

In Machiavelli’s “The Prince”, Machiavelli is able to express and display his own theories and views on how a prince should act in certain situations. The style that Machiavelli uses to explain himself it is very straight forward and most of the time the opposite of what people would think. Machiavelli’s concept of being a lion and fox appears in Somadeva’s “The Red Lotus of Chastity” , where two of the main characters Devasmita and the nun, Yogakarandita, both attempt to follow Machiavelli’s concept

While there were many quotes from The Prince that I thought about using, this is the one that stuck with me the most. “And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things, because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new” (Machiavelli 1532

The Devaluation of Devotion Through Disobedience Throughout Barbara Miller’s translation of The Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna reminds Arjuna of his obligations to act for the good of his people, advising him not to discard his warrior duties or reject the idea of fighting against his own kin. In The Bhagavad-Gita, Arjuna exhibits disobedience through his initial decision not to engage in combat on the battlefield, and he also discards his duties and obligations as a warrior through this protest. His

In order for one to be a tremendous leader one should rule in fear. As ruling in fear one would have more power over their followers. A leader who rules in fear will have their followers intimidated, by having their followers intimidated certainly everything will be under control. One will be a much successful leader, by having everything under control. To rule in fear does not mean to deprive one’s followers of their rights. The followers will comply with the law by having trepidation of

There are many events that occurred that became the foundation of present day America. The five most important historical events that occurred during American History were: the Renaissance; the European Reformation; the life of George Washington; concept of Manifest Destiny; and racism. These events each had a significant impact that formed the concepts that are used throughout America today; and, if they never happened or happened differently society would have been greatly affected. The European

Machiavelli’s “The prince” Machiavelli has many ideas throughout his work. A few of them can definitely translate to current day situations. In Machiavelli’s “the prince” he brings up many key points that people may find very controversial. Some people completely agree and other people think that they're completely irrational and too powerful. Either way you look at it you have a really organized government form that may or may not work in this day and age. Machiavelli addressed in “the prince”

Niccolo Machiavelli once said, “Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is safer to be feared than loved.” This quote is explaining how one cannot fear and love in the same percentage, with the same passion, at the same time. The worldview offered is that both are a definitively perfect. However, he is writing about reality, and in a reasonable state, goals are practically difficult to accomplish. Because of this, the ruler must comprehend that conditions