Machiavelli Vs. Arendt
Tales There are some similarities between Machiavelli's, "Qualities of the Prince," and Arendt's, "Ideology and Terror." Hannah Arendt's piece deals with governmental leadership using totalitarianism as its backbone. Machiavelli's piece deals with how a prince should properly keep his power over the country in which he rules. There is a link between the unscrupulous manner Machiavelli proposes his prince should act, and the way of totalitarian rule Arendt expresses. In this essay I will be uncovering some similarities between the totalitarian way Hitler used in ruling Nazi Germany, and the similar guidelines Machiavelli instructs his prince to enforce in order to maintain control over his country. Machiavelli does, in fact, instruct his prince to act unscrupulous in several instances throughout this piece. "Hence it is necessary for a prince who wishes to m
(Jacobus 91) Taking Machiavelli's advice of being cruel but remaining unhated, Hitler managed to kill millions of Jews in Germany, but still remained loved and supported as a ruler by his pure Nazi race. aintain his position to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge or not to use it according to necessity."(Jacobus 38) "Therefore, a prince must not worry about the reproach of cruelty when it is a matter of keeping his subjects united and loyal;"(Jacobus 41) "A prince must nevertheless make himself feared in such a manner that he will avoid hatred"(Jacobus 42) "But when the prince is with his armies and has under his command a multitude of troops, then it is absolutely necessary that he not worry about being considered cruel; for without that reputation he will never keep any army united or prepared for any combat."(Jacobus 42) These quotes clearly
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