POL 2108 Midterm: POL2108 Midterm

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2108
• Professor: Robert Sparling

Document Summary

Thesis: corruption to machiavelli is the opposite of virtue, it is comprised of individual advancement, greed, bribery, etc. that can take hold in a society and is very hard to get rid of. I will also add how easy it is to be corrupted. Point 1: rulers should be willing to make a splash when it is in their interest (chapter 6 of the. Prince: appear to have virtuous qualities, don"t avoid wars, be like the romans (the prince, ch. Point 2: in the way the state is conducted: military: soldiers should fight for personal pride and glory (discourses, book i, rulers should get their own arms and not depend on others (example of. Point 3: should contribute to long-term preservation of state: when power is hereditary, corrupted to tyranny b/c the heirs don"t have virtue of fathers, cruelty should be well used, don"t touch people"s private property or women, restrain yourself.