The Qualities of a Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

In The Qualities of a Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli discusses the attri merelyes that he believes make for a good leader. Although Machiavelli wrote The Qualities of a Prince centuries ago, some of the qualities he advises a prince to have can be adapted to the leaders of today. Some of these qualities involve creation over freehearted and being feared by the general. Machiavelli claims that if generosity is used in such(prenominal) a manner as to convey you a reputation for it will disparage you. Today, this advice is completely useless.Pope Francis of the Catholic church building is a prime example of how being munificent is, in fact, a good role of a leader. Recently, the pope has been venturing out of the Vatican at night to help the homeless men and women. Due to his generosity, people have braggart(a) fonder of Pope Francis, making him a emend leader with loyal followers. Pope Francis breaks dirty money with the homeless and sits with them to show them that they are love. These generous acts make him much of a seraphic leader, and show the people of the Catholic Church that they are in good hands.Machiavelli also states that it is much safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking. This advice, on the other hand, is reliable today. A recent leader who is feared by the public is Kim Jong-Il of North Korea. Kim Jong-Il is known for being a totalitarian dictator, giving his people small to no political rights or urbane liberties. He has also forced women into marriage, mandated abortions, rack his people, executed citizens publicly, and used forced childbed in prison camps.The fear of Kim Jong-Il and his implausibly strict and derogatory regulations allowed him to rule over North Korea without being assassinated by his people. Kim Jong-Il proves that being feared can be more effective than being loved by the people. Today, there must be an mate balance between generosity and being feared. Pope Francis and Kim J ong-Il prove that both tactic are effective in leading, but the situations in which they are effective vary. Therefore, Machiavelli was sort in that being feared is a feature of a good leader, but was ill-advised in believing that being generous did not make for an effective leader.