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This 3 page paper provides an analysis of Machiavelli's The Prince as it respects the relationship between princes and the people. Machiavelli's ideas are briefly compared with Hobbes and Locke's. No additional sources cited.
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relationship seems to be rather autocratic. This is not to say that Machiavelli does not care about the people. He does. In fact, there seems to be a great deal
of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around anecdotes concerning various types of monarchs and
then finally, Machiavellis (1515) own philosophy surfaces. It appears that Machiavelli believes that Princes must meet the needs of the people. They cannot merely look to please themselves. He did
not believe that methodology was particularly important as different rulers have different styles. Above all, Machiavelli believed that what is done is not as important as the character of the
leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preacher of democracy, Machiavelli saw that the people need to be led and that good leaders
will understand what the people need and not just what they want. There is a very important distinction. A child for example may cry "I want that!" and point to
a new toy in a store, his mother knows that he needs a nap or needs food. He does not need the toy and so she takes him home. The
child learns that he cannot get everything he wants and he is well taken care of as his mother provides for his true needs. This is an example of sound
leadership. Machiavellis (1515) ideas are unique but they are somewhat similar to those who advocate absolute rule or the rule of law. A student writing on this subject
might want to look at systems used by Thomas Hobbes or John Locke. Hobbes for example spouted the idea that the nature of man is such that people
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