Thursday, January 16, 2014

Seminar Questions


Week 2 Group (1/16)

Watchari Chimchang (Lee)
Matthew Hilliard
Kevin Lewis
Erin Foster
Bennett Hanson

1. Machiavelli states that the elite in a republic do a better job of preserving liberty than the populace. p. 61. Do you agree or disagree? What are some examples of elites preserving liberty? How would you categorize the United States?

2. Machiavelli describes a cycle from monarchy to popular rule. p. 57. Do you see any truth to this? Can you think of historical examples?

3. Which human aspirations are more dangerous to a republic, defending a status that has already been acquired or defending a status that has not been acquired?

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