Napoleon
Throughout his book 'The Prince', Machiavelli nurtures the idea that a ruler should be both loved and feared, of which it is better to be feared. "Love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for the advantage; but fear preserves you be a dread of punishment which never fails". This quality can be seen inherent in Napoleon. Although Napoleon made efforts to be accepted by his people, he was not intimidated or afraid to exhibit his authority. Napoleon was by no means u
cannot observe all those things for wich men are esteemed, being often forced, in order to maintain state, to act contrarty to faith, friendship, humanity and religion". Several of Napoleon's actions clearly resound Machiavelli's belief that "the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people". In his book 'Napoleon 1', Albert Guerard's describes how on Christmas Eve, 1800, Napoleon "was nearly killed by a bomb planted by conspirators" who wanted to "restore the old Bourbon line of kings". the sovereign rights of the propertied classes". As stated in Albert Guerard's book 'Napoleon 1', the Napoleonic Code included "the abolition of privileges, the equality of all french men before the law. In regards to religion, whatever new land he conquered, Napoleon adopted the religion of that land in order to gain the acceptance of the general population. Admitting that "the majority of France is Catholic", Napoleon made Catholicism the official religion of France and also signed a Concordat with the Pope. Machiavellis position on keeping faith only when it is beneficial but otherwise to discard it can be seen manifest in Napoleons rule.
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