Values Of The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli

Through the perspective of Niccolo Machiavelli, the importance of realistic goals, plans and the execution of said plans are clearly described in his book the prince. A ruler speakers concern must be internal security the states' ability to protect its self from external threats and practicality to keep his state.
Machiavelli with especially clear how little he values Christian morality and principalities. He argued that the realm of idealism would only bring a pretty downfall for the prince must strive to be practical and that he must learn how to work in a frame of something other than moral. Though the practice of moral principles is useless to a prince, Machiavelli did say that a prince should allow themselves to participate in moral goodness, …show more content…
So, while a prince strived to be seen as moral by Christian standards to his people it is important to note why he would make the effort to do this. Machiavelli explained that the foundation of every principality state is the peoples’ good will and depending on whether the prince acquires it could determine whether or not the prince remain in power. Machiavelli made a point to say that it would be beneficiary for a prince to be perceived as kind and be loved, but that the prince should not fear the being labeled a negative attribute so much that he lets the state for the havoc and chaos. Having one’s people’s support is not enough to hold a state, however, a prince must be feared and loved if it is possible, however, both these emotions are rarely felt simultaneously, so if a prince is to be perceived as just one of these he must choose being feared. Through fear, a prince’s power comes from his people being deterred from chaos through the recognition that there will be consequences rather than the abundance of the common people's love for their prince. That being said Machiavelli mentioned often throughout the text that a ruler if he wishes to keep the internal peace, must not be hated by the people he is ruling. Machiavelli does mention the ease in which a prince would be able to secure his place with his people for the common person if the new principality does not seem overly cruel in his role or take away privileges that have already been granted to the people or oppress them in any other manner. To reiterate, a negative reputation being acquired by a prince is of little consequence as long as he is not hated for his faults. For example, it is better for a prince to be perceived as frugal and have enough resources to support his state than generous and have to depend on others for support or worse have to