Probing Freewrite;)
Posted by bobcatchica18 on March 17, 2008
Keely Boulton
1.) Throughout “The Prince”, Machiavelli seemed to say that it was alright for a prince to do immoral and unjust things in order to achieve his goals, while he must stay publically above reproach. Should this be true of any ruler?
2.) Machiavelli alludes to the idea that sometimes good can come our of evil deeds. Is it possible for good to come from evil actions?
What struck me most about Machiavelli was his pinpoint on the corruptness of human nature. He seems to point out well that we are all flawed in some way, and that sometimes it is neccesary formen to be immoral. But I do not think, nor have I seen examples in my life, of good things coming from evil actions. For example if someone tells a lie that may cover up thier wrongdoings for the moment, the lie will eventually come back to them in a negative way. If we cheat on an exam we will most likely get a better grade, but this does not mean that we will not be expelled from that class or even school. I would not agree with Machiavelli in his view that good can come from evil or that it is right for a prince to act wrongly behind is people’s back. There is no reason this should happen and I think when it does happen, somehow those decisions will affect them in a negative way.
