Machiavelli The Prince
Machiavelli says a ruler is better to be feared instead of being loved (43, 44, and 45). A man's priority is thinking about himself rather than caring about others, and a man is always thinking about his own benefit and safe before thinking about others'. This Machiavelli's thought tells me his realistic view of humanity. His view of humanity makes my mind full of negative images of a man. However, the idea seems really fit in a ruler, whose land is always in danger of invasion from other nations, and whose life depends on his own army. Soldiers have to sacrifice their own lives for love or fear. Certainty of keeping soldiers fighting seems much higher with fear, because the soldiers are forced to die in a battlefield or by a punishment. They have a choice in either way, but they can die
Machiavelli also talks about an importance of capability for a ruler (46 and 65). He concerns his nation first, not individuals. In my opinion, an important lesson from the idea is a ruler must see further away, predict every possibility that may occur, adopt or change himself attractively not to bore his woman, or not to let her, Fortune, go. He could handle any situation if he prepared well before something happens. He must always keep a fortune by his side and deal with the destiny by own hands. Overall, a ruler is not an individual. A ruler must be the one who is able to overcome many difficulties, which is like a relationship with a woman. An interesting thing for me is that Machiavelli says that Fortune does not control everything existing, which is unchangeable by a man's power, but some level of that is controllable (66 and 68). Then who could be? In my opinion, the one could be someone who can get a control of Fortune fortunately and someone who can sacrifice anything to reach his goal. That is why I think Machiavelli regards one's destiny as important. A ruler must satisfy his attractive woman. Also, I think that an ideal ruler must be talented to analyze overall problems for a long term and to establish a scheme based on the social structure, conditions of the nation, and the natural features. He should not miss a chance without an effort. For example, I have to be able to wear a suit well if my girlfriend dress up for a dinner.
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