THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES BY THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF CSU POLITICAL THEORY 3133 SEP 2010
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR
ALL AUDIENCESBY THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF CSU
POLITICAL THEORY 3133 SEP 2010
Gerald McKenna
Presents
Machiavellian Leadership
in the Classic Film
The Godfather
y Principalities Crime families y
“…when one ascends to a principality by some criminal and nefarious path…”
“…in hereditary states accustomed to the bloodline of their prince the difficulties in maintaining them are much less…”
y Secretaries Consigliore y
“…a minister that discerns what others understand…is excellent”
“…choosing wise men in his state; and only to these should he give freedom to
speak the truth to him…”
y Faith Catholicism y
“…he should appear all faith…religion. And nothing is more important than to
appear to have this…”
“…he is often under a necessity…of acting against faith…against religion.”
y Seizing Territory The Hit y
“…and to possess them securely it is enough to have eliminated the prince(s)
whose dominions they were.”
“…review all the offenses necessary… and to do them all at a stroke.”
So do the Ends Justify the Means?