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The author of "The Prince," Machiavelli gave advice to the kings of the 1500s & 1600s on how to rule. Today, in modern day politics his advice could be seen as cruel and evil, but back then he wrote about what worked. Do you think the ideas outlined by Machiavelli are evil? What ideas or concepts of his do you find to be particularly evil or fair?
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Myles S.
5/1/2017 03:12:49 pm
I believe they Machiavelli's ideas were more evil, than fair. I believe this because, Machiavelli said that you should kill the whole family for you to be king. So, this destroys the continuation of an entire family tree, just so a person could be a king. Another thing that Machiavelli said was, you don't need to have great abilities, but you need to act as if you do have great abilities. I think that this is evil because, what if you said that you could do three backflips off of a diving board and stick a landing in the water. But if a person asked, then they would see that you were being deceitful and a liar so then, people won't really believe the things that you say, nor will they love you. This is why I believe that Machiavelli's ideas were more evil, than fair.
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Sebastian R.
5/1/2017 06:26:19 pm
I agree with Myles. Machiavelli's ideas were evil and ruthless. He believed that you should take care of yourself and deal with anyone that stands in your way.
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Alex I
5/3/2017 12:12:38 pm
I agree with you Myles. Machiavelli was an evil person.
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Deyanira L
5/5/2017 05:16:51 am
I agree with Myles. I agree with him
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Natalie P
5/8/2017 05:09:00 am
I agree with Myles because you shouldn't kill someone who you are close to just so you can become king. You should at least let the next person in line become king because it would be the right thing. You will get your time.
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Sebastian R.
5/1/2017 06:28:49 pm
I think Machiavelli's ideas were evil. He only looked out for himself and did not care about anyone else. He may have been trying to improve his land to an extent, but his ideas leaned more towards the evil side.
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Izzy S.
5/3/2017 12:04:41 pm
I agree with you Sebastian. Machiavelli's ideas were cruel and involved lots of killing innocent people and other things like that.
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Nate Sauerwein
5/3/2017 12:13:55 pm
`I agree.But his ideas could work. Murdering you family in front of you for a punishment probably would be the best.You would not do it anymore.It would keep every thing in line, but you would look like a jerk.
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Regis A.
5/3/2017 12:16:26 pm
I agree with you Sebastian R. I also think his ideas were evil. None of his ideas were nice. They all were evil. They may work, but they are not the right things to do.
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Austin T.
5/3/2017 07:01:26 pm
I agree with you Sebastian. His methods would improve but in a bad way. Machiavelli was more self centered than people pleasing.
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austin m
5/2/2017 12:32:56 pm
i think that the Machiavelli where a good family
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Izzy S.
5/3/2017 12:03:19 pm
I think Machiavelli's idea's were evil. I think this because most of his ideas were cruel and well- evil. He stated that you should do anything-even killing- to get power and keep that power.
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Cheyenne W.
5/3/2017 12:05:23 pm
I disagree with Izzy. I don´t think Machiavelliś ideas were evil. Machiavelli just wanted to get royals to get control of their land.
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Cheyenne W.
5/3/2017 12:03:29 pm
I don´t think Machiavelli was trying to be evil, I just think he wanted to show people how to get control of your country. He wanted to show people that you need to be harsh sometimes to become a good leader.
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Myles S.
5/3/2017 02:08:37 pm
I disagree with you Cheyenne W. I disagree with you because, some of Machiavelli's ideas could lead to people not trusting their king/prince or disliking them. A couple of Machiavelli's ideas was, you don't need special skills, but to seem like you do and he also said that you should have people under you do all of the dirty work, so you can seem good. This shows that some of Machiavelli's ideas are evil which is why I disagree with you Cheyenne W.
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Tony C
5/5/2017 10:05:53 am
I disagree with you Cheyenne. I disagree with you because he did not teat people the same way they treated him.
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Riley C
5/7/2017 04:57:54 pm
I disagree with you Cheyenne. There had to be less evil ways to help kings. His ways were way to harsh.
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Trinity G.
5/3/2017 12:05:03 pm
I think he is evil
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Alex I
5/3/2017 12:15:33 pm
I agree with you Trinity. Machiavelli was evil.
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desmond h
5/3/2017 12:07:56 pm
i agreed wiith austion,myles and sbajjen. they was the devil family.
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Nate Sauerwein
5/3/2017 12:11:25 pm
I believe now, in 2017 this is not really fair.(Or legal)In this time, you should not be a jerk and kill someone to make something right.You should talk it out like non-murder influenced people.
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Eli H.
5/7/2017 07:55:02 pm
I disagree with you Nate. I disagree with you because I would of not done those things back then.
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Alex I
5/3/2017 12:11:39 pm
I think that Machiavelli's ideas are more towards the evil side. I believe this because some of his ideas were only about the king and they were cruel ways to treat your people. The ideas were just down right terrible.
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Ava F.
5/3/2017 12:13:46 pm
i think that machiavelli was very evil and they were a good family and i am so mad at you !!!!
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Regis A.
5/3/2017 12:15:16 pm
I believe that Machiavelli's ideas were evil. They involved things that normally, a king would not do. For example, one of his rules are to be a good liar. Lying is something that is not a good thing to do. Everything that he states is something bad. Such as, cheating, stealing, and killing. That is not something a good person should do.
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Cristian R.
5/5/2017 11:56:34 am
I agree with you Regis but maybe they seem cruel to us today but maybe they made sense back then. His statements did make sense but I do also believe that they were cruel.
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Jesus F
5/5/2017 12:12:48 pm
That is true Regis but if you were to follow Machiavelli's recommendations to be a king then you know that your place as a king is secure and no one will never stop you from being king so you can rule longer.
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zach x
5/3/2017 12:15:25 pm
I don't Think that Machiavelli was evil In my opinion from the time he came from It was a harsh truth and It was a good guide to rule from back then. It doesn't Matter if people Like you are not as long as you are a good ruler
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Jordan M.
5/3/2017 12:17:57 pm
I agree with Myles. I do believe that the Machiavelli's ideas were evil because Machiavelli said that you should kill the whole family for you to be king. This is why I agree with Myles.
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Austin T.
5/3/2017 06:59:05 pm
I think that Machiavelli's book "The Prince" was more evil than fair. I understand Machiavelli's logic in conquer and terror because he had a mind that wanted to conquer and restore order in violent ways, but also looking good in front of his people by answering their requests. Even though of the horrible way he says that people should rule, the methods would be succesful.
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Deyanira Lima
5/5/2017 05:15:29 am
I think that Machiavelli's book, The Prince, was evil. I think this because it was about how to rule but to do it and be selfish and lie. These are evil traits for a ruler I believe.
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Tony C
5/5/2017 10:03:39 am
I believe that Machiavelli was more evil than fair. I believe that it was evil because he would not respect other people how they respect him. Then they got angry and wanted him gone. This is why I believe that Machiavelli was more evil than fair.
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Cristian R.
5/5/2017 11:54:10 am
I feel that Machiavelli was evil. His statements in the book made sense but they were really cruel. The one about if you kill a king you should kill all of his family so that then no one of the kings kinship can come back to rule, made sense but I feel that it is really evil.
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Jesus F
5/5/2017 12:04:23 pm
I think that the things Machiavelli's book says is not evil because it is how to rule and this secures you being the best thing. You are not doing anything bad its just how to win because you don't want to risk losing the crown and if I was a king i would do the same thing because since we are human we have the nature to want to win.
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Aidan B.
5/7/2017 08:57:24 pm
I disagree with Jesus because I don't think killing a family or hiring someone to look bad then kill them to look good is a good thing. They are cruel things to do to people because if my friends entire family Including him were all killed by the president I'd would think that it's just the nature to want to win.
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Logan p
5/5/2017 12:11:39 pm
I think his book The Prince was more fair. He was telling the people how to be a better ruler. He was telling people that sometimes you have to be harsh. If no one caches you cheating then its not cheating. and only doing good thing in front of people is a good idea then people will think good about you. He was just trying to get the bad ruler to be better rulers.
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Eli H.
5/7/2017 04:04:45 pm
I think that Makavelis ideas were evil. I think they are evil because he said that hire someone else to do your dirty work then kill them after to look good. This was really evil to me.
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angel j
5/8/2017 04:26:17 am
i agree he wasa bad evil person
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Riley C
5/7/2017 05:02:05 pm
I think Machiavelli's advice was evil. To tell kings to lie and wipe out entire families is wrong. I think sometimes rulers have to be harsh but if rulers took this advice they were doing bad things. There is a difference between being a harsh and fair ruler and being a liar and evil ruler
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Aidan B.
5/7/2017 08:51:59 pm
I believe some of Machiavelli's ideas were pretty cruel like killing an entire family or don't be afraid to start a war. It's pretty self explanatory why I think killing every single person in a family and starting a war are cruel, but I think things like only give when everyone knows is cruel because it show you just want attention and a good reputation which isn't good unless it's how you actually act. Anything dealing with trying to be something that you aren't is cruel in my eyes. That is why I believe that some of Machiavelli's ideas are cruel.
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ANGEL J
5/8/2017 04:25:35 am
I think that Makavelis ideas were evil.he told kings to lie and wipe out entire families is wrong.
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Natalie P
5/8/2017 05:11:45 am
I believe Machiavelli's ideas were evil because you don't have to kill everybody you love just to become king. Also, whoever gets in your way you shouldn't handle them yourselves. There is no reason to kill someone that isn't doing anything to harm you. Treat people the fair way not the wrong way.
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