Machiavelli's Views On The Prince

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Based on the overarching theme outlined in The Prince, Machiavelli was a major proponent of establishing and maintaining conduct of policy within a country. He addressed the different types of governing bodies of a nation and stated his position on the roles of old and new leadership. He gives an account of how new rulers taking office is not known among the people and the people will have expectations of the ruler. If those expectations go unmet, people will become rebellious and revolt. Machiavelli’s views on the use of force by leaders were morally wrong and almost villainous. He stated, “Hence it is to be remarked that, in seizing a state, the usurper ought to examine closely into all those injuries which it is necessary for him to inflict,

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