The Morals of the Prince is written by Italian diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli; in which it was published as “The Prince,” in 1532 during the Renaissance era. Many of Machiavelli’s theories are birthed from the encounters of the Medici dynasty. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to exhibit how Princes ought to live versus how they truly live in terms of dealing with their subjects and friends. Machiavelli executes his claims successfully through the use of rhetorical appeals portrayed in this treatise. Soon after the Medici family defeated the Republic of Florence armed forces’, the government dwindled. Once the regime changed, Niccolo Machiavelli, the Second Chancellor of the Republic of Florence, fell under serious false accusations of conspiring
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Furthermore, one who is in a position of power has the right to command, and one who is righteous does not guarantee power for the fact that one who is righteous has no more power by virtue of being good. For example, in any field of power such as a politician, the honest politician will never get any votes. In The Morals of the Prince, Machiavelli stated that “Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires” (1). In order to remain in power, you may not always be as ethical and righteous as one may want to believe. To reiterate on the “honest politician,” he must first learn “how not to be good.” On one hand, the honest politician may say that “in order for change to really occur, one must work hard and be educated in order to generate income.” On the other hand, your the “not so honest” competitor may say that “they will change this one problem in our economy which will generate random mass amounts of money to everyone.” As strange as that may seem, the honest politician will get no votes, therefore the dishonest politician will be elected. Machiavelli’s use of ethos in this quote and throughout the entirety of the passage, in order to appeal to the audience’s sense of right and …show more content…
According to Niccolo Machiavelli, in the treatise The Prince, he clearly states that “for a man who wishes to act entirely up to his professions of virtue soon meets with what destroys him among so much that is evil”(15). Throughout life, you will more likely than not encounter a situation where you will be forced to either act evil or in the eyes of others. Many people nowadays in the media try to portray themselves as righteous individuals and purposefully give the less fortunate money, not because they want to but to not seem like a selfish individual who has no morals. As a child, you are taught to never be cruel and to always treat people how you would like to be treated. However, if a child was being abused at school either emotionally or physically, they will stick up for themselves by any means necessary in order to be okay. Although, society would say to “walk away,” not every problem you meet in life are you capable of simply walking away. Machiavelli emphasizes the fact that any one individual cannot always be righteous, such that, certain situations requires you to be a little bit more evil. Instead of Machiavelli stating what everybody would like to live, he tells us the truth in
Furthermore, one who is in a position of power has the right to command, and one who is righteous does not guarantee power for the fact that one who is righteous has no more power by virtue of being good. For example, in any field of power such as a politician, the honest politician will never get any votes. In The Morals of the Prince, Machiavelli stated that “Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires” (1). In order to remain in power, you may not always be as ethical and righteous as one may want to believe. To reiterate on the “honest politician,” he must first learn “how not to be good.” On one hand, the honest politician may say that “in order for change to really occur, one must work hard and be educated in order to generate income.” On the other hand, your the “not so honest” competitor may say that “they will change this one problem in our economy which will generate random mass amounts of money to everyone.” As strange as that may seem, the honest politician will get no votes, therefore the dishonest politician will be elected. Machiavelli’s use of ethos in this quote and throughout the entirety of the passage, in order to appeal to the audience’s sense of right and …show more content…
According to Niccolo Machiavelli, in the treatise The Prince, he clearly states that “for a man who wishes to act entirely up to his professions of virtue soon meets with what destroys him among so much that is evil”(15). Throughout life, you will more likely than not encounter a situation where you will be forced to either act evil or in the eyes of others. Many people nowadays in the media try to portray themselves as righteous individuals and purposefully give the less fortunate money, not because they want to but to not seem like a selfish individual who has no morals. As a child, you are taught to never be cruel and to always treat people how you would like to be treated. However, if a child was being abused at school either emotionally or physically, they will stick up for themselves by any means necessary in order to be okay. Although, society would say to “walk away,” not every problem you meet in life are you capable of simply walking away. Machiavelli emphasizes the fact that any one individual cannot always be righteous, such that, certain situations requires you to be a little bit more evil. Instead of Machiavelli stating what everybody would like to live, he tells us the truth in