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Lately, the president of the United States Bill Clinton, has pursuedsome policies that have been very unpopular not only with the general publicbut the electorate as well. Besides the whole Monica ordeal he feels thatthese unpopular policies will effect the results of the next election. Thepresidential advisors have formulated countless plans but no plan has seemedto work. One idea would be to leave the unpopular policies as they arebecause of the president and advisors belief that they are the best for thecountry. Another option would be to just present the unpopular policies in anew way to maybe change public opinion on them. Still another would be tojust ignore the policies and concentrate on the election. No matter whatoption , if any, should be chosen one must be thought up quick and it must notonly address the problem but solve it and fast. Since I have recently learned about Machiavelli and his work titled ThePrince I feel his opinions would help to influence some decisions for the
The leader, the president, must have the support of the people and ifnot he will not stay in power long. " The prince ought to read history and study theactions of eminent men, examine the causes of their victories and defeat inorder to imitate the former and avoid the latter. Pocock would elaborate on the subject of historical awareness. The president's advisors, as well as the president, are notsure what actions to take, which in Machiavelli's view would not be a goodcharacteristic of a leader and as a result would not help gain friendship of the people. If these views of Machiavelli seem straight forward or to direct maybeLeo Strauss or J. Pocock could explain these methods of leadership tothe president. "It isnecessary for a prince to possess the friendship; otherwise he has no recoursein times of adversity. If you expect for the worse and be prepared for bad times even ifits not the best strategy you will be better off in the long run. Strauss on the hand would compareMachiavelli to the greeks and thier writtings. The leader is far better of to be bold insteadof cautious. The leader must avoid repeatingthe blunders of the past and take note of the victories preceding him. Good relationship with the people is one of his greatest pointsbecause without the people there is no leader.
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