Machiavelli advises the prince: "From it a noteworthy lesson may be drawn: princes should delegate unpopular duties to others while dispensing all favors directly themselves. I say again that a prince must respect the nobility, but avoid the hatred of the common people." Chapter 19, pg. 67
Sound like anyone you know in Government today? If you read this whole discourse from Machiavelli you see the Obama game Plan.
It occurs to me that if you read this analysis of Machiavelli you will see what I mean.
An excerpt:
"From it a noteworthy lesson may be drawn: princes should delegate unpopular duties to others while dispensing all favors directly themselves. I say again that a prince must respect the nobility, but avoid the hatred of the common people." Chapter 19, pg. 67Sound like anyone you know in Government today? If you read this whole discourse from Machiavelli you see the Obama game Plan.
It occurs to me that if you read this analysis of Machiavelli you will see what I mean.
An excerpt:
“The first king is a strong warrior, his successors rule by wisdom and justice more than might and valor perfects it. Heredity turns it into tyranny. Tyranny provokes a revolt by nobles who form an aristocracy. Heredity makes corruption and leads to oligarchy. Revolt of people leads to democracy. Freedom leads to license. A strong man takes control” (Coby 24).
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you gained tons of credibility points by using a book written about 17th century monarchy to decipher 21st century democracy. keep up the good work!
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