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Posted by Don michael on September 13, 1999 at 09:36:33:
1. the usual criticism of machiavelli is that he advises his prince to be unscrupulous. can you find examples for and against this claim in the book?
2. why do you agree or disagree with machiavelli when he erts that the freat majority of people are not good? does are government ume that to be true?
3. politicians-are the contemporary counterparts for a prince. to what extent should they show skill in war that machiavellis prince must?
4. clairify the advise that machiavelli gives concerning liberality and stinginess. is this good advice?
5. are modern politicians likely to succeed by following all or most of machiavelli's recommendations, why or why not?
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