Saturday, May 14, 2011

Power and Glory

How does a leader acquire and keep power? An independent set of
implementers is the foundation of a good Enterprise (temporaries are
untrustworthy). Next, you must ensure that the families that provide
the implementers love you. So keep them happy. They provide the
manpower so they are crucial for the support. Finally the rich at
higher positions need to be managed well. What they desire most is
dominion so you must be able to replace entire teams or groups if need
be.

How does he acquire glory? Morality is nothing more than censure and
praise.People are always prankish at bottom unless they are made good
by some compulsion.The love you buy with favours is fickle: people's
affections shift with their interests. Fear, on the other hand, is a
constant restraint.

Good rulers are able to adjust their character to the character of the times.

Outrages ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less,
they offend less.
Benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavour of
them may last longer.

http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince08.htm

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