The book “The Prince” was made by Nicolo Machiavelli and is still followed by politicians to this day. Nicolo Machiavelli was an Italian politician, writer, historian, philosopher and humanist in the 16th century. He wrote a book describing many aspects on how he believed the “Perfect Prince” should act like. The book was first written in 1513, but it was not published until 1532 and it was dedicated to Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici. Many people say that Machiavelli would (in some aspect) consider Adolf Hitler a true prince. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary. When he first came to Germany he joined WW1 and that is when his love for war developed. After WW1 Hitler entered politics, and since Germany was …show more content…
Hitler was both feared and loved. After WW1, Germany was in bad shape. When Hitler came and promised the people assured recovery, the Germans could not refuse. Hitler was loved because he brought down the unemployment in Germany from 7 million to only 1 million in 12 months. But Hitler knew how to maintain his leadership; he was feared by his enemies and even his own people sometimes. Any of Hitler’s political opponents would either be commanded to be scared away or killed by the Nazi SS and gestapo (the secret police). This happened on the night of the long knifes where 77 political leaders were executed on the orders of Hitler. At one point, the SA got complete police power and were allowed by Hitler to arrest anyone for anything the saw fit. They would then be allowed to beat the “victims”, and nobody could do anything about it since they were the Police. Continuing with the Gestapo, they were a secret police force commanded by the nazi’s with the sole purpose to hunt those who posed a threat to Germany. With that, their greatest weapon was fear because the whole population believed that the gestapo was everywhere and the german people learned to not trust …show more content…
Hitler definitely followed this rule from the famous manual. A good example of this is the “Night of Broken Glass” where there were sudden attacks on the Jews across the Reich on the night of November 9, 1938. The cause of this was an assassination of a German official in Paris by a Jewish teenager which rendered the Germans furious and they took sudden action. In the time period of two days 250 synagogues and 7,000 Jewish businesses were demolished and burned and all Jewish homes, schools, cemeteries and hospitals were looted. Those 2 days were also called the pogroms which are a Russian word for destruction, looting of property, and murder. The morning after the pogroms 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps because the committed the “crime” of being Jewish. Another example is the “Night of the Long Knives” where Hitler wiped out all of the SA leaders who posed a threat to him. The “Night of the Long Knives” happened because the SA “captain” Ernst Röhm made a statement that shocked and mocked Hitler. Since Hitler was the “supreme leader” he persuaded the SA storm troopers and the nazi army to swear an oath to him, once they did he had sealed Röhm’s fate. On the night of June 29th-30th the leaders of the SA were arrested and this carried on for 2 more nights. Once that night was over, he made the SA storm troopers join the army and created a new force called the SS who did
Hitler and the Nazi party used fear, terror, and propaganda to keep their power over Germany. But even before that, when he sought to w...
Adolf Hitler's rise to power was just the start to a horrifying 13 years. Hitler became Chancellor Hitler of Germany in 1933, knowing what his goal was and what he wanted to do, which he called "The Final Solution." According the The Holocaust: An Introductory History, published by Jewish Virtual Library, Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution" plan was to exterminate the entire Jewish population, and all of the other undesirerables. Every group of undesirerables is listed in the Nuremburg Race Laws. The Nuremburg Race Laws took away some of the Jews political rights, didn't let Jews marry anoyone of the German desent, and didn't focus on peoples' religious beliefs. Instead of focusing on their religious beliefs, they defined people as a Jew if they had three of four Jewish granparents, whether the individual defined people as a Jew or no...
Niccolo Machiavelli lived in Florence, Italy in the 1400’s. The country of Italy was divided into city-states that had their own leaders, but all pledged alliance to their king. In time in which great leaders were needed in order to help the development of a city-state and country, Machiavelli had a theory that man needed a leader to control them. In his book The Prince, he speaks of the perfect leader.
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. In 1919 he joined and took over the party later to be known as the 'Nazi' party. By 1933, due to several reasons, Hitler was able to make his party the largest in Germany and also very cleverly change the German constitution so that he could become dictator of Germany. Hitler was fiercely patriotic and believed the German race to be far superior to any others especially those to the East. Like many others, Hitler was outraged with the Treaty of Versailles which he felt was extremely unfair and unjust. He aimed to completely overturn the Treaty which would restore German pride and make Germany strong once again; it would also unite all German people together in the then split up country of Germany. As a fascist Hitler despised the communism of Russia in the East and furthermore intended to 'smash' it and take land to the East for 'lebensraum'(living space).
In the many sections Niccolo Machiavelli writes he constantly compares to extreme qualities, one of which is ideal, the other real. These extremes include love(ideal) vs fear, clemency(ideal) vs cruelty, generous(ideal) vs stingy, and integrity(ideal) vs lying. In comparing these different traits Machiavelli highlights the merits of opposing characteristics and (specifically)when it is effective to act in certain ways. He argues that a balance of both are vital as to prevent a prince from dipping too far into a pool of inescapable extremism. The following excerpts display the author’s contrast-centered style: “ Thus, it's much wiser to put up with the reputation of being a miser, which brings you shame without hate, than to be forced—just
Machiavelli is “a crystal-clear realist who understands the limits and uses of power.” -- Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jared Diamond (2013)
Vladimir Putin is the perfect Machiavellian prince in the modern world. Putin successfully controls his country and maintains stability along the guidelines Machiavelli provides in "The Prince." A prince must be cruel and harsh in order to maintain a rational, strong and stable economy, which is the most important criteria for a leader. A leader must be loved by his people to gain sufficient support, in order to effectively influence the mass towards the desired end of the ones in power. However, if a leader is not feared, there will be no respect or support by the people, and a stable country cannot be maintained.
The ancient political theorists, Plato, mainstream concerns were the virtues/excellences, personal beliefs, morality and ethics. He was more so interested in how things should be rather than how they actually were. Plato established rhetoric, which is the art of persuasion to produce pleasure. He also placed his interests in justice, virtues and politics. Machiavelli was the change between ancient and modern philosophers.
of participating in a conspiracy to restore the republic, because of this he was sent to jail for three weeks, and tortured. He fled the city of Florence, and decided to settle down in a calm quiet town called Sant’Andrea. He also decided to continue his dream and career as a writer. In 1513 he started to write his Discourses, this book focused on states controlled by the prince and the citizens. It was not finished until 1521, because he interrupted his work on Discourses to write the very famous The Prince.
In Machiavelli’s literary work The Prince, Machiavelli addresses the behavior of men, in terms of how they interact with not only others, but as well as how they conduct themselves by their own set of morals. The Prince also addresses the factors that determine a strong prince. He states very clearly that certain aspects of how a prince conducts himself will show him in a certain light. This displays that a prince can be lead being hated, loved, or feared. Overall, he argues that a prince must attain balance between being loved and feared, and to take care to ensure that fear does not blossom into hatred.
The Prince is an analysis by Italian writer Machiavelli, who shows great conduct of men and their ruler. The book is an analysis over how the prince maintains and can acquire great political power. It shows ruling figures how to govern and to show international politics about the way they do things or how they should be. The book has specific situations and can display ways to deal with them. It also helps rulers fix situations on which they do not know about but need help on.
Niccoló Machiavelli claims in “The Qualities of the Prince” that a prince must have certain qualities that will allow him to seize and maintain his power as a ruler. Machiavelli asserts that these qualities will guarantee the ruler to be able to govern his subjects effectively. According to him, a prince must study the art of war, must understand generosity and to what extent he must be generous to be effective, must choose to either be loved or feared, and be able to keep his word to his citizens according to the situation. These qualities can still apply in today’s politics, and will be useful for a modern time politician as long as they are used carefully.
Niccolò Machiavelli never expressly defined the concept of raison d’État in his works but nevertheless outlined his views on state craft through the controversial lens of realism. Through The Prince and other works such as the Discorsi, Machiavelli outlined not only how a state should function but defined a new school of though based on historical examples and evidence. Through his analysis of historical leaders, Machiavelli argues that impossible idealism and strict adherence to morals is the greatest downfall of any state. The only factor which should be taken into consideration is that which is absolutely necessary for the state and what is necessary is not always going to be morally good in the eyes of those who do not actually
In “The Prince”, Machiavelli suggests that a prince should have five qualities which include; merciful, faithful, humane, upright, and religious. Machiavelli specifies that it is not a must to have those five qualities, but that it is necessary to appear to have them in order to be an accomplished leader. The first quality Machiavelli suggests that a prince should appear to have is mercy. It is a courageous act of a prince to give up the temptation to take revenge on those who oppose his rise to power. Appearing to give forgiveness is a merciful act in which allows the prince to show true remorse and commitment to those who were wronged and restore the trust that has been compromised. The aspect of learning from past mistakes makes his followers
The Holocaust is something that when looked upon in history is looked upon with shame by all. Most find it hard to believe that one man was capable of all this hate and anger. For some one to lead these crimes against humanity there must have been events that happened to him to make him so cold. Which leads us to our topic question of why did Hitler order the killing of millions? Many will look back to his troubled child hood where they think he gained many of his anti-semantic views. Hitler is viewed by most as one of the world's most evil person's of all time, but you have to remember at one time this man was envied and followed by a whole nation.