The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

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• Tony
• Bret
• Sarah
• Mitch

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction
• Fortune
• Politics
• Virtue
• Conclusion
• Jeopardy

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Introduction

• The first modern political thinker
• Born in the city of Florence, on May 3, 1469
• Italian diplomat, political philoshper, musician,
  poet and playright. In his spare time he wrote
  The Prince.

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Introduction

• In The Prince he describes the arts by which a
  Prince can retain control of his realm.
• Machiavelli explains through examples which
  princes are the most successful in obtaining and
  maintaining power. He draws his examples from
  personal observations made while he was on
  diplomatic missions for Florence and from his
  readings in ancient history

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Fortune

• Who is the richest man in the world?
• Who is the former CEO of Tyco who is now serving
  time in federal prison for looting Tyco for over
  100 million?
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• Five way to become rich Steal it Inherit it
  Marry it Earn it Win it.

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Politics

• Focus on discussing how principalities can be
  acquired, governed, and preserved.
• Politics 1 Hereditary New principalities
• Politics 2 A new territory with languages and
  customs different from his original territory
• Politics 3 All successful rulers must have
  arms. Power and arms go hand in hand
• Politics 4 Power through evil may gain
  dominion but not glory. Proper and improper
  cruelty

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Politics

• Politics 5 In dealing with nobles and the
  people
• Politics 6 It is not important for a prince to
  have all good qualities. What is good for the
  state has no ethical or moral implications
• Politics 7 It is better for a leader to be
  feared than loved. The love of the people can be
  easily changed, but fear is constant
• Politics 8 Hypocrisy and deceit are legitimate
  methods in politics
• Politics 9 When there is a conflict between two
  powers, it is almost always better to take sides
  than be neutral

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Virtue

• Implies physical and mental capacity-Intelligence
  , skill, courage, vigor-in short, all those
  personal qualities that are needed for attainment
  of one's own ends.
• Must protect your weaker neighbors
• Use your abilities to attain success
• Ability to relate to people
• Love of art and warfare
• Only virtues that are good are ones that maintain
  the state
• Be able to handle foreign relations
• Virtue is directly related to leadership

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Virtue

• Is it better to be loved or feared?
• What are some virtues leaders today possess?

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Conclusion

• Machiavelli emphasized the need for morality, the
  sole motivation of the prince ought to be the use
  of good and evil solely as instrumental means
  rather than ends in themselves.
• The Prince is often referred to as the handbook
  for gangsters.

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Jeopardy