“where it is an absolute question of the welfare of our country,
we must admit of no considerations of justice or injustice, or
mercy or cruelty, or praise or ignominy, but putting all else aside
must adopt whatever course will save its existence and preserve
its liberty.”
the statement above expresses the viewpoint of which of the
following?
(a) niccolò machiavelli
(b) sir thomas more
(c) desiderius erasmus
(d) dante alighieri
(e) john calvin

The correct answer is A. The statement expresses the viewpoint of Niccolò Machiavelli.

Explanation:

Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian humanist thinker of the Renaissance, born May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy, the city where he died on June 21, 1527. He was during fourteen years official of the Florentine Republic for which he carried out several diplomatic missions, in particular near the papacy and the court of France. During all these years, he closely observed the mechanics of power and the game of competing ambitions.

A leading political philosopher, he is one of the founders of modern politics and his writings will inspire several great state theorists, notably Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, as well as a renewed interest in the concept conscription, very significant during the Roman Republic. His desire to separate politics from morality and religion also deeply marks political philosophy.

Politics at home are characterized by movement, violent break-ups and conflict. While the use of force is a clearly accepted possibility, politics also requires rhetorical skills in order to convince others. Finally, it demands that politicians resort to virtue, one of the key concepts of his thinking, which designates skill, individual power and flair, making it possible to overcome the blind force of bad fortune and to innovate. so that the state can face the challenges that arise.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”