https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4 Comment on one item from The Prince that has influenced modern day politics! en-us 2016-09-15 01:05:36 UTC 2016-09-16 19:35:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124021883  CHAPTER X: Concerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured -- explained the need for self-sufficiency of every nation, & the need for military strength and alliances

]]> 2016-09-15 12:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124021883 https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124054363 Chapter III: speaks of the natural tendency of people to want to get rid of the current government thinking it could get better, then regret the old government when a new, more oppressive one takes hold. Still applies to today and was seen recently with the Arab Spring. ]]> 2016-09-15 13:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124054363 https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124471690 Chapter XVI: Liberality and Parsimony is where Machiavelli tells his readers that creating a reputation of generosity will ruin the state, and that it is better to be stingy with money instead. This applies to Greece, where due to the generosity of the government, led to eventual bankruptcy. ]]> 2016-09-16 19:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_bartlett/odhxeu4s0oj4/wish/124471690