Comparing Machiavelli's And The Prince

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In the writings of both 1984 and The Prince, there are so many similarities, using fare to control populace and ideas surrounding it are presented as major themes. In Machiavelli’s thoughts in The Prince, he makes an astonishing speech about that the fare can and should be used to control masses. In 1984, the party has the supreme power of the whole nation, and the Big Brother means the entire party. So they have to avoid the revolutions, and get the support from people to increase the Party’s power. Specifically, the Party have to maintain the complete control, so that they can get support and avoid revolutions. The only way to achieve that is using the fare to maintain the control. And in “The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism”,

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