What makes a great leader? Throughout America's history, citizens have witness and have been led by various types of leaders. Which type of leader was the most affective? Each one of American leaders can be related back to just three. Those three leaders are Plato, Machiavelli, and Marcus Aurelius. Plato, Machiavelli, and Marcus Aurelius are not from the same era by any means. Plato's work was done about 400 B.C., Marcus Aurelius's came about 200 common era, followed by Machiavelli in around 1450 A.D. Plato's idea of the world and how a leader should act was referred to as Platonism. Norman F. Cantor once said, “The Stoics taught a life of restraint and control, the personal cultivation of learning, beauty, and reason. The Stoics asked
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Machiavelli also believed that “Might is Right” just like Throsymachus did. Machiavelli has history on his side. Many leaders of certain countries have taken on the Machiavellian leadership. For example, Adolf Hitler kept Machiavelli's novel The Prince, by his bed and used it as inspiration to rule Germany. Machiavelli believes that you need people to love and fear you as a leader. But, it is always better to be feared. If the people that you are ruling fear you, they will be more likely to be disciplined in their work and do as you want them to. Throughout The Prince, Machiavelli says the men around the leader will greatly influence the leader. He says, “The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” If they are very Platonic, the ruler will be more concerned with being loved. If they are very Throsymachon, the ruler will rely on fear to gain respect. Magnus Soderman once said, “When species live, as they are meant to be, that is the true diversity. Say what they will of freedoms plight, when the truth comes down, it's 'Might is Right'!” Magnus Soderman said this in his novel titled Grundlaggande
Machiavelli also believed that “Might is Right” just like Throsymachus did. Machiavelli has history on his side. Many leaders of certain countries have taken on the Machiavellian leadership. For example, Adolf Hitler kept Machiavelli's novel The Prince, by his bed and used it as inspiration to rule Germany. Machiavelli believes that you need people to love and fear you as a leader. But, it is always better to be feared. If the people that you are ruling fear you, they will be more likely to be disciplined in their work and do as you want them to. Throughout The Prince, Machiavelli says the men around the leader will greatly influence the leader. He says, “The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” If they are very Platonic, the ruler will be more concerned with being loved. If they are very Throsymachon, the ruler will rely on fear to gain respect. Magnus Soderman once said, “When species live, as they are meant to be, that is the true diversity. Say what they will of freedoms plight, when the truth comes down, it's 'Might is Right'!” Magnus Soderman said this in his novel titled Grundlaggande