Machiavelli looks at man from a leader’s point of view. Machiavelli’s philosophy about the nature of man is that man possesses both good and bad qualities, but will lean towards his own self-interests when all things are equal: thus man is a fickle creature. Machiavelli’s view of human nature influences his view of government. Machiavelli writes, “that man has qualities that will bring him either praise or blame” and because a prince …showed first 75 words of 580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 580 total…look more towards their underlying nondominant respectable qualities. In my opinion, Machiavelli’s advice is not for the common man, but only for a prince. It is to open the eyes of a future king to the possible perils of leadership. A leader must be aware of the evil nature of man and assume the worst from all situations. When the king makes this assumption, he will prepare himself for all circumstances, good or bad.