I would choose Niccoló Machiavelli to be the other student in my tutorial, Political Science: The Methods of Ruling. Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, who is best known for his work, The Prince. In this handbook, he argues that a prince or political figure needs to be cunning and ruthless in order to maintain his power. He also claims that it is better for a prince to be feared than loved by his people. Morally, I disagree with these assertions and a plethora of other principles that he acknowledges in his handbook, for history has displayed countless times that the people will rise up to overthrow a ruthless and feared leader; however, they will unconsciously obey a loved leader. This disparity between our opinions is beneficial, for disagreement
