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Write a 2-3 page response to the readings, comparing and contrasting their views. You may want to address one of the following questions or select another topic with the professor's prior approval. Can The Prince be applied to personal social relationships? Can the Tao-te Ching serve as a guide to political issues? What should be the purpose of government? Use 2 quotations from each work!
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Leadership- Outline
Thesis statement: The two authors present similar roles of the government. While they agree on the
purposes, they disagree on the means and tactics to be used in carrying out the duties.
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Introduction
II. Different approaches
III. Purposes of the government
A. War and defense
B. Strategic planning
C. Planning from experiences
D. Manipulation
IV. Niccolo’s views
V. Lao-tzu’s advice
VI. Conclusion
Running head: LEADERSHIP
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Leadership
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Institution
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Leadership
The comparison of Tao Te Ching and The Prince, tells the differences in the views of
being good leaders in different cultures. The Prince, which written by Niccolo Machiavelli,
spells that a good prince should be strong and wise and that a prince should have two
personalities; the prince should be very positive and aggressive while dealing with the nation and
adversaries, he should also be deceitful and cunning while making judgments for the leadership.
Niccolo’s opinion is that a good leader should be aggressive and use his strength to make the
country strong. His opinion contrasts that of Lao-tzu who advises that a good leader is a good
man. The two authors present similar roles of the government. While they agree on the purposes,
they disagree on the means and tactics to be used in carrying out the duties.
In Tao Te Ching, Lao-Tzu’s teaches people to be kind. “Tao” was formed around the
central idea the central idea of the daily people’s lives. It spells out the rules that people should
adhere to for them to be good and moral in the society. The principles of “Tao” are that power
and fame are the people’s desires and that they are not important. In The Prince, power is vital
and the most important aspect of governance. A good prince practices power to remain in his
position and uses it to protect his people. The aristocratic approach of Machiavelli shows that
“War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.”
(Machiavelli, 2008). The statement means that war is often unavoidable thus the leader should be
prepared for the fighting.
One purpose of government highlighted in the text is to wage war and protect its status
and that of its citizens. Niccolo writes about the qualities of a prince. In the context of the text,
the country faces threats from enemies. The prince symbolizes an aristocratic government that
emphasizes on rulership and the strict following of orders for the success of the nation. The
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author was writing to Prince Medici at a time that Italy was threatened by the impending attacks
by France and Spain. The role of the government is that of defense. Machiavelli spells out a
practical course of a...