Machiavelli verses the Catholic Church

Machiavelli verses the Catholic Church

In his book Prince ' Machiavelli gives a detailed account on how principalities were formed , he gives an account on how political power was acquired , perpetuated , and used in the western world . He is of the strong opinion that power should be forcibly acquired through military might rather than the use of law . This he achieves by discussing about various types of principalities and on the ways they can attack other territories or defend themselves . Further he gives his views on how princes should do in to gain

power or even to conquer other territories . Machiavelli teaches that princes should not be too generous or too mean . He asserts that if a prince chooses to be over generous this will encourage greed and resources of the state will be exhausted Again , if he becomes mean he will be labeled as a miser however , his advices are that it 's better to be a miser than be hated for trying to be generous (Chapter II

Again , a prince should be heeding to advices given by a select group of wise elders whose views are important in the running of the state However , it is the prince wisdom that will prevail in the making of a decision . A prince should also command respect from his subjects through his conduct and should seek to gain honors by conquering as many territories as possible

Contrary to the privileges given to princes , the general public subjects ' are under all the...