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"Philosophies of leadership are determined by beliefs about human nature." This specific quote basically means that in order to lead you must understand human nature. Like a Machiavelli quote "people are greedy, selfish, and fickle" that quote explains human nature because that's what people are like, most people only care for themselves and will only do something as long as it benefits them. So in order to lead them you must understand the people that you are leading how it will benefit them. So in order to lead the selfish people you must offer what desire whether its money or food or women they will do your bidding without question as long as you get them what they want and remember desire is a powerful thing it can make people crazy.
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"The governed have a responsibility for their governance." This quote basically means if you chose to follow a certain government whether its communist, democratic, or a monarchy it is your responsibility to follow what they and do what they ask like Jury Duty. Personally I don`t agree with this quote because it is the governments job to create fair and equal rules maintain order in the country so we don`t all don`t try to kill each other not to boss people around. But anyways if the people chose to obey the government that means they must do what it tells you to do (communism).
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"Human Nature does not determine our actions,: it inclines us towards us towards certain actions."
This quote is simple it means our nature does not tell what we will do but what we might do. Its sort of like this scenario a kid that is really mean he`s walking down the street but theirs an old lady that fell because her cane snapped the kid either A. helps her up and into her house or B. laugh at the old lady and take what`s inside her purse. The chances of him doing the nice thing (A) are slim to none but the odds are he`s going to stick to his mean thing and stick to his Nature and do (B). People do whats in their nature a nice person will do nice things because his nature is kind and forgiving but the a jerk will be mean and selfish because it is in his/her nature. Their is no telling what a persons nature might be or if they change their nature. But the odds are a person will not likely change their nature depending on how long they`ve had it, like Mr.Burns (from the Simpsons) he was cruel in nature but when he figured out he was dying he tried to be nice and change his bad nature but he was still dying until figured out that the bile he built up being cruel and heartless was the key to eternal life so people can change but the are high odds that one day they might change back as well. (So future tip you may change your nature but be careful one day you may turn back)
So for my final statement on humanity i would have to say that my opinion is still the same the only rights that humans have is the right to survive and the state of nature is eat or be eaten survival of the fittest . So Locke can suck it and deal with reality that their is no such thing as a random act of kindness people will only do anything unless he/she benefits somehow.
Now my opinion on human nature is most people will only do anything for others unless they benefit somehow but sometimes their is a small group of people that will do something for others without benefiting somehow but that group is small (very petit). and as for natural rights the only rights you have are the rights you have the power to enforce like survival free speech you may only have the rights to enforce. My opinion on human nature and natural rights are similar to Hobbes but not as close. I like Hobbes and Machiavelli follow logic and strategy and that`s the way I am. Thank you please come again
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Understanding Human Nature
15 years ago