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11 Cards in this Set
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The Prince |
his most famous book |
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humanism |
the study of the potential of humans. he was a humanist author |
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rule by fear |
ruling by fear and cruelty was the most effective way to rule |
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guide book |
he considered the Prince as an advice book, or guide book to maintain power |
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native armies |
militaries must be well funded and must be made up of the nations natives only |
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public punishments |
cruelties and punishments must be committed publicly to create fear |
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ignore morals |
ignore all moral considerations |
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his defense |
said his book was nothing new, but rather it was historic and realistic (this is how humans have always been) |
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his view of manʻs potential |
his opinion of the potential of humans was very negative |
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influence |
his book influenced kings of his own time and dictators of later times: Napolean, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin |
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used as an excuse |
it gave these dictators of history an excuse for their actions. |
