Since the advent of the socially and politically conscious man, history has witnessed the rise and fall of authoritarian personalities and their virtuous counterparts. The persistence of time has given us a wide spectrum of power-driven leaders and revolutionaries ranging from the anti-violent Mohandas Gandhi to the embarrassing example of the despot that is Adolf Hitler. Although Gandhi and Hitler were not the originators of their respective schools of thought, they remain at the forefront …showed first 75 words of 2059 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2059 total…WWII, the prevention of future war and the growth of peace can be reached if violence is used to deter would-be radicals. Currently, the world is not the Florence of Niccolo’s time because conquering lands these days would be frowned upon, but this does not necessarily bring the death to the importance of The Prince. Machiavelli’s work lives on today as a reminder that evil begets a wicked environment only he would envision.