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Machiavelli: The Art of Holding on to Power

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 2 Feb 23

Born in the 16th century, Machiavelli got the notoriety of giving autocrats the wherewithals how to hold on to power with reason "in reality", not with reason "in morality". In his book, "The Prince", Machiavelli gave us the...

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To rule by fear or love?

Stegeo3 @Stegeo3 (199) • United States 7 Apr 08

Niccolo Machiavelli is famous for the quote, "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." I don't agree though. At least, I wouldn't want to be feared rather than loved. I mean, how would it feel to have no...

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Apologies to Machiavelli !

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 12 Dec 07

Machiavelli was merely a pragmatic efficient realist with a difficult job to do, I am told. So, comparisions of Machiavelli and the current day followers of Mohammad really are not appropiate. Perhaps, the story at the link...

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Mohammed meets Machiavelli

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Dec 07

First, it was the flying Immans testing of airport crew members and passenger reactions to suspicious Muslim activity while simutanously laying the groundwork for a potentially very profitable lawsuit while even further...

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Do Ends Justify the Means?

ayseteyze @ayseteyze (214) • Turkey 26 Jul 07

for me, this is the biggest question of all. when i first heard the politics of Machiavelli and this famous quote of him, i thought he was hundred percent right. but now, well, i'm not that sure. when you grow you can not be that...

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Does the Aim justify the means?

LightninStrike @LightninStrike (5915) • Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 4 Jun 07

I know it's a typical question that millions of people have made to themselves throughout History since Machiavelli made it popular centuries ago. Anyway i ask you mylotters: do you think that the aim justifies the means? or are...

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love or fear

sumitvella @sumitvella (379) 4 Jan 07

Is it better to be loved or to be feared. I Quote: This gives rise to an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the opposite. The answer is that one would like to be both, but since it is difficult to...

What do you think of William Shakespeare?

vijay12 @vijay12 (1642) • India 3 Dec 06

And Niccolo Machiavelli? Which of Shakespeare's characters impress you most?And why?

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