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This 4 page paper evaluates Machiavelli's thinking during his day. His views are compared with that of Christianity. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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they pick and choose what they will believe and what specific dictates to follow. One might put Nicollo Machiavelli in that camp. Machiavelli was a great thinker, and not a
blind follower. Machiavellis (1515) ideas are unique but they are somewhat similar to those who advocate absolute rule or the rule of law. Machiavelli states that while the
people need leadership "...the nature of the people is variable, and whilst it is easy to persuade them..." (Machiavelli, 1515). Much of Machiavellis theory makes sense and seems
to at least possess positive motives, but there are many critics and his well known work The Prince is often misunderstood. In an article that appears in Mortgage Strategy, there
is an attempt to explain just what Machiavelli was really about: " Although Machiavellian has come to mean deceitful, perfidious and cunning, the book that made his name famous, The
Prince, is really a description of the way certain behaviors could be used in 16th century Florence to secure power and the safety of the state" ("Use the Power," 2005,
p.36). It is not as obviously something that can be applied to the present day. Yet, Machiavelli may be compared to the people of the day. There were Kings and
Christians and those who were attached to Enlightenment ideals. In essence, Machiavellis world was comprised with many traditional Christians as well as new thinkers. The world was on the verge
of change, at least in terms of thought, and Machiavelli was very different than others at the time. During his day, royalty and average people were attached to religion. He
was not. In respect to Machiavelli, Viroli (2006) writes: "He thought of himself as a Christian." It seems that the Christian religion and belief in morality and personal virtue
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