 | 1924 - 708 pages
...of whatever kind, and resort to any deceit to execute its will. "A prudent ruler," said Machiavelli, "ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons that made him bind himself no longer exist". This, in general is the... | |
 | William Teulon Swan Stallybrass - 1919 - 276 pages
...highest moral duty of a State is to maintain its power.6 . . . The State is the supreme human 4 So Machiavelli: "A prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist " (The Prince, ch. 18).... | |
 | William Teulon Swan Stallybrass - 1919 - 272 pages
...highest moral duty of a State is to maintain its power. 6 . . . The State is the supreme human 4 So Machiavelli: "A prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist" (The Prince, ch. 18). Hence... | |
 | Ira Woods Howerth - 1926 - 436 pages
...of whatever kind and resort to any deceit to execute its will. "A prudent ruler," said Machiavelli, "ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons that made him bind himself no longer exist." This, in general, is the... | |
 | 1904 - 660 pages
...found its inspiration in the advice given by Machiavelli, who lays down the precious doctrine that " a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. Nor are legitimate grounds... | |
 | Sanders - 1980 - 404 pages
...almost axiomatic, is for Shakespeare neither natural nor logical. I can illustrate, conveniently, from Machiavelli: a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this... | |
 | Terry F. Buss, F. Stevens Redburn - 1983 - 240 pages
...Valley'," 1978). 5. By Machiavellian, we mean acting exclusively out of self-interest. According to Machiavelli, "A prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing, it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him lend himself no longer exist." (The Prince: Chapter 18)... | |
 | Renaissance Society of America - 1993 - 196 pages
...and a lion to frighten wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this... | |
 | Max Lerner - 1994 - 254 pages
...for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. ... A prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. ... It is not, therefore,... | |
 | Robert Hariman - 2010 - 272 pages
...principle of the ruler's thinking by emphasizing the necessity of concealing one's motives. "Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest" (p. 64). His argument here extends across the eighteenth chapter: Speech itself is naturally... | |
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Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and... 
