POL SCI 6C Lecture 3: Lecture 3
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Rule #1: always make sure that you"re supported by the real powers. In any organization or function, try to figure out where the real power lies and seek. Machiavelli says the prince must gain support of the populace general population support from that individual or group. In his writing he says, for the prince, there are only two populations based on his support: the nobility or the people populace. In his society, he suggests you can have the support of the elite or the support of the. He argues it"s better to have the support of the populace. A ruler needs to have the support of the populace, otherwise he has nothing to fall back. The basic principal as i suggested before, figure out where you might get support in a. So let"s begin with a monday context, you wanna do well in this class, you got two.