second lecture 2016 - sun tsu and machiavelli 2.pptx (1)

7/25/2019 Second Lecture 2016 - Sun Tsu and Machiavelli 2.Pptx (1)

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Machiavelli tortured and expelled by the

rulers of

The prince marked the birth of a new

secular faith in human potential.

Morality is subsumed to science and

holding power


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this government knows theycannot

stand without his friendship and

interest, and does its utmost to

support him

hold it more easily by the means of its

own citizens than any other way."


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the safest way is to destroy them or

reside there.


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the safest way is to destroy them orreside there.

the republics have more vitality,

greater hatred, and more desire forvengeance,

they will never permit them to allow

the memory of their former liberty torest, so that the safest way is todestroy them or reside there.


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Those who by valorous ways become

princes, like these men, acquire a

principality with difficulty, but they keep it

with ease.


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The difficulties they have in acquiring it

rise in part from the new rules an

methods that they are forced to introduce

to establish their government and itssecurity.


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And it ought to be remembered

that there is nothing more

difficult to take in hand, more

perilous to conduct, or more

uncertain in its success, thanto take the lead in the

introduction of a new order of

things


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the nature of people is

variable, and whilst it is easy to

persuade them, it is difficult tofix them in that persuasion.


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it may be possible to make

them believe by force.


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those who become princes from being

private citizens have little trouble in

rising, but much in keeping atop.

those foundations, which others have

laid BEFORE they became princes, they

must lay AFTERWARDS.

The knife in the side.


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evil may be justified IF it may be called

properly used, that are applied at

one blow and are necessary to ones

security, and that are not persisted in

afterward unless they can be turned tothe advantage of the subjects.


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"Injuries ought to be done all at

one time, so that, being tasted

less, they offend less."


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the prince should live in such a

way that no unexpected

circumstances, whether of goodor evil, shall make him change


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Where the ruler achieves not bywickedness or any intolerableviolence, but by the favour of his fellowcitizens - this may be called a civilprincipality.


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He who obtains sovereignty by the the

assistance of the nobles, maintains

himself with more difficulty than he

who comes to it by the aid of thepeople.


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He who obtains sovereignty by the the

assistance of the nobles, maintains

himself with more difficulty than he who

comes to it by the aid of the people. Nobles elect a prince so they can oppress,

people elect a prince so they will not be

oppressed

Foreshadowing of his Discourses where the

republic is superior to the principality


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