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The Prince Machiavelli broke the pattern set in classical political thought; His perception of ethics and politics are severly different than of those before him. Machiavelli preaches to individuals referred to as princes, who seek glory and power to become cold calculating effective dictators. Machiavelli takes a radical stand on leadership, on how to run the state in an appropriate manner. According to Machiavelli, a prince's ultimate objective is political stability and maintaining the states sovereignty. The backbone of the state must be that of a military style rule. A prince must act as a dictator in order to maintain his position as the sole ruler. Machiavelli assumes shared power will not be effective with other nobles, "since the nobles are more perceptive and cunning....furthermore a prince must always live with the common people"1. Considering, the nobles are unforgiving and greedy it would be dangerous if not downright suicidal...

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