Machiavelli has one consistent teaching on virtue in The Prince, and it is that virtue is not something that consists of being the greatest good, but instead deserves something so amazing the applause of others. The idea of ​​this virtuous act is based on two main key concepts, which are justice and power. While the virtuous meaning by good people was all good and good and meant to make things right, it was really anyone who had power or could manipulate virtue who had the power. This is the overwhelming mentality that has controlled the world for at least the last two thousand years. Virtue-based justice in the way the world is changing results in people intrinsically wanting to do the right thing, not just because they think they should, but because they know they should. Justice based on virtue is as powerful, if not more powerful, than justice based on power. Being a good person isn't easy. We have many incentives to be selfish or uncaring or even mean and cruel. Even more so when we have no one looking over our shoulder. Many thought that the government had put us on the right path if only by looking over our shoulders. The government shouldn't be so overbearing as to take away your decisions, but it also can't be so indifferent as to be neutral on questions of virtue. Machiavelli introduces the question of whether the virtue of the common person is the same as the virtue of statesmen. We can ask whether statesmen should be held to the same standards as the ordinary individual. Morality can be contextual, where the context of interstate relations is different from the context of interpersonal relations. As a result, different… middle of paper… The American public hated him and made decisions that helped the country. Although he was a leading Democrat, Clinton signed a welfare reform bill even though both parties in Congress were more sympathetic to Republican views on the bill. He was able to work with them to make a decision in his favor. Machiavelli's The Prince is basically a manual for rulers. In Machiavelli's ideal world this is how a ruler should take control to be an effective leader. Instead of the common phrase “Make love, not war,” the point of view in this book is “Make war, not love.” “When princes thought more about convenience than about weapons, they lost their states.” This quote from The Prince really captures Machiavelli's rough view on the leadership of leaders. Once they become weak they won't make it, so the best thing to do is to be good at war.