Cicero & Machiavelli on Political Morality
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Any number of different people may be committed to a particular cause for any number of reasons. They may only agree on the end result without agreeing on the philosophy behind the result or they may have their own hidden agendas that they would like to accomplish within that cause. Cicero and Machiavelli could be demonstrated to be two people who are, for example, part of the same political party, desiring the same goals of that political faction. Yet, their philosophy on why these goals are important and how to accomplish them are directly opposite from each other. This paper will discuss how Machiavelli and Cicero use political morality and the need for a healthy republic in relationship to each other in entirely different ways. The writings of Machiavelli reveal his perception that justice, law and order are best administered from the top down, for the good of all. Machiavelli wrote The Prince in a brief period of time in response to the political climate of his time. In order to write it he had to put aside The Discourses, which addressed his philosophy on how a republic should be run. It should be noted, however, that many of his notions about republics and political morality were also addressed in The Prince. In particular, Machiavelli, like most during his time, believed that all humans "are a sorry lot" (in Bondanella & Musa, 1979, p. 134) and were born innately evil. Only God or those wise men put in control by Providence, skill, or "Fortuna", were able t
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