The Declaration of Independence persuaded other colonist to separate from England, to stand against the King, and to fight for independence. The reasons colonist wanted to revolt against England were mostly because of the King and how selfish and unfair he was. Colonist believed all men were created equal, so therefore when the King put himself above everyone else, it displeased the colonist. In the Declaration of Independence it states “He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Colonist used the selfish things the King did to persuade others to revolt. The King tried to force men to give up their rights to make laws.
He passed a law that restrained anyone from burying his own nephew’s body. Creon tried to prove that by ignoring family relations he gave more importance to law and order in Thebes. He believed his law was more powerful than the laws of the gods. He believed that anyone who disobeyed his law will be punished no matter who you are; this was the biggest mistake which lead him to lose his son and his nephew. Second, Creon abused his power by thinking that he can change or break the laws of the Gods and not allowing other people to break his laws.
This action leads to him being considered a tragic hero. Creon’s human flaw of arrogance causes him to ignore reasoning and advice and listen only to his own thoughts. He states, "My voice is the one voice giving orders in this city". He is afraid to go back on his word because it will hurt his pride and he is afraid that it will cause him to lose power with his subjects. This action causes him to lose everyone that he loves.
Comparative Government V for Vendetta 2/25/12 V for Vendetta The government tried to put a stop to V’s criminal yet heroic activities but they couldn’t seem to get the better of the man. The defense of the nation was entirely upon V’s back yet he proved his point any single time he wished. He was unstoppable, fueled by the ideals and thoughts of a society that wasn’t taken down by corruptness or greed; he wanted a society that was for the people, not a society for the chancellor. People for the most part tried to remain in a normal standard of living but the population grew scared as the chancellor became more powerful and turned into that of a dictator. V saw something in Evey no one else did, he saw
As punishment Polynices will suffer as the example for the people, that no matter who you are, royal or not the full force of the kings’ power will be use against you. This is common practice for anyone that is new to a position of power especially when one is such as the story of “Antigone”. We see a clear example of Creon trying to hide the fact that Antigone was the one to disobey him by telling the guard to not say anything of the news. A King that is irrational would have not tried to calm the problem or solve it and would make Antigone a public example just like Polynices. King Creon does not even have a chance to truly make Antigone understand his point before she takes matters in to her own hands and take her own life.
Machiavelli, sees the worst in people, he sees nothing worth liking when he views them. And because of this he believes that they should not have free will at all, in fact they should be suppressed by a strong central government. He goes on to say that the leader of this government should be as ruthless as necessary, and that he should not feel bad about anything that he has to do to keep the government in order. Machiavelli says that the ends always justify the means, and he goes on to say that if a government is weak internally then it is very possible and likely that they will be invade by outsiders who see these weaknesses and want to exploit them in order to defeat the culture. Machiavelli was correct with his prediction of this when the French invaded Italy in the 1490’s.
The other party is called Absolutist; they are the ones who refuse to do anything that assists of the war. Conscientious Objectors are considered as cowards and selfish in the early 1900’s, all from various and valid reasons. They were willing to let other people die for them while they just stayed at home. They were not willing to faces reality and join the army in order to protect one’s country. They resisted to the system, knowing that the demand for troops and solders are increasing massively and that death and wounds needed replacing.
He lets us acknowledge that the only priorities of a prince are war, the foundations and the discipline. In his writings, he describes how it’s more important for a prince to be realistic than reasonable; he states, "in order to maintain the state he is often obliged to act against his promise, against charity, against humanity, and against religion" (Jacobus 231). The leader should be strong and feared to have more control over their people. This idea of fear God, my belief, is similarly to idea of fear the leader, as no one is to ever think to question God because he is feared. He understands that a leader should be greatly feared, but not hated nor loved.
Stalin feared the pro Trotsky Red Army and secret police who had a lack of control and could potentially assassinate him. Stalin feared what had happened to his previous rivals who had power and fell would also occur to him further fuelling his paranoia. Stalin was also unable to trust members in his party and his paranoia further increased when he was outvoted by Kirov. Acting on this fear Stalin decided to remove those he saw as a threat and thus the great terror began. Stalin greatly feared older members of the party too as they knew the truth of Stalin’s rise to power and what Lenin’s testament contained which would have ruined Stalin’s career.
This is their job! Henry, you could say, was scared. He didn’t want to risk his life out on the field fighting. To make him become the best soldier he had to become unthinking. When Henry got past his invisible blockade, his fear, he becomes a killing machine.