Born into a time when self serving aspirations in the name of the
             public well being were the norm of public life, Niccolo Machiavelli wrote
             his two discourses on public government as a means of demonstrating the
             differences between moral, and immoral governments, and then as an attempt
             to curry favor with the existing immoral government. Machiavelli was born
             into a wealth family, and via education became one of Italy's youngest
             public servants at the age of 29 in 1498. Europe has not know peace,
             militarily induced or otherwise, for close to 1000 years, so Machiavelli
             undertook the task of looking back, and writing a thorough discourse on the
             value, and purpose of a republic form of government. Only after his work
             put him into disfavor with the ruling monarch did he revise his thoughts
             and product the work for which he is most famous, the Prince later that
             Great disagreement has occurred over Machiavelli's the Prince. He
             seems to be outlining the means and purposes by which a dictator can rise
             to power. Because of the Prince, the term Machiavellian' has come to be
             associated with deceptive or ruthlessly self serving behaviors. In order
             to understand the Prince, This research will first examine the Discourse of
             Livy, and they make a comparison of the two.
             The Discourse is a treatise regarding the means by which a Republic
             government can be formed, and maintained over the people. Looking back
             through modern' history to the Roman Empire, Machiavelli describes the
             purpose of a republic, and based on the purpose details the means by which
             a republic can become establishes. In his writing, he describes ancient
             Roman virtue, and postulates that it takes a tyrant to found a republic.
             Only a strong man acting alone says Machiavelli can provide the order and
             laws from which republican virtue and a sort of democracy will grow. When
             time comes for the tyrant to die, howe...