POLI SCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Human Nature
8 Nov 2016
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Second chancellor of the republic of florence for 14 years. The prince written in 1513; published posthumously in 1532. For a man who wants to make a profession of good in all regards must come to ruin among so many who are not good. Hence it is necessary to a prince, if he wants to maintain himself, to learn to be able not to be good, and to use this and not use it according to necessity. (machiavelli, the prince, 61) Moving away from virtuous leaders to leaders understanding when to be good and when not to be good. They will not be able to avenge large offenses (death) If you"re going to hurt people, don"t hurt with restraint. It is much safer to be feared than loved, if one has to lack one of the two. For one can say this generally of men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, pretenders and dissemblers, evaders of danger, eager for gain.
