Three Men, Three Diverse Policies Machiavelli, Hobbes’s, and Locke are three men whose Machiavelli believes the ruling Prince should be the only authority that should determine every aspect of the state and put in effect a policy which would serve his best interests. These interests were gaining, maintaining, and expanding his political power. His understanding of human nature was a complete contradiction of what everyone believed and taught. Machiavelli strongly promoted a physical society …showed first 75 words of 1419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1419 total…to do with inalienable rights as a part of natural law; therefore he had much to do with the involvement in the evolution of the American Government. He taught that, men by nature possess certain rights. He had a tremendous influence on all future political thinking. A clear representation of his involvement is portrayed in the declaration of independence. John Locke was, and will always be remembered as a pioneer in modern thinking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**