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= = ===Machiavelli briefly touches upon religion. He applauds their high moral standards but believes there is a certain way to rule them. “They have subjects and do not rule them; and the states, although unguarded, are not taken from them, and the subjects, although not ruled, do not care, and they have neither the desire nor the ability to alienate themselves.” He believes that in order for religion to govern over its people, it must use some of the same tactics as a regular prince. For instance, keeping a strong army and accumulation of wealth and power.===

===Religion has played a decent sized role in the early U.S.A.. The Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution. From there, the Puritan religion dominated politics in the northern colonies. They created the "town meeting", which was made up of members of the government who could vote on the issues at hand. It was only the "visible saints" who could become members of the church, and only members of the church could be appart of the town houses. During early America, clergymen were in the highest position.===

===Religion still has its home in America today. Although we are a nation where there is a separation between church and state, it is still poses an issue in our upcoming election. Alot of people are afraid to have a mormon up for candidacy i.e. Romney. These people are used to the typical Christian president and are afraid that Romney's beliefs will affect his presidency. So, it holds true that religion still does play a part in American politics.===

===During times of calamity, Machiavelli believes that desperate times calls for desperate measures. When the people are not happy during times of despair, problems will usually occur. "The enemy would naturally on his arrival at once burn and ruin the country at the time when the spirits of the people are still hot and ready for the defence; and, therefore, so much the less ought the prince to hesitate." Machiavelli's suggestion for achieving the happiness of all is to keep defense a main priority. To let ones weakness show is not an option. A strong and able army (preferably ones===

personal army) is a must. "There cannot be good laws where the state is not well armed."
===The idea that war will solve problems has sprouted up in American history as well. Right after the Zimmerman Telegram was sent, the US entered World War I. America was angry that Germany was asking Mexico to turn on us, and to defend themselves, they entered WWI against Germany.===



===Machiavelli's teachings of war continues to pop up in today’s American politics. For instance, George Bush sent troops into the Middle East after Nine-Eleven. "Nine-eleven taught us that to protect the American people we must fight the terrorists where they live so that we don't have to fight them where we live."--George Bush. Machiavelli and George Bush believe that in times of despair can be solved by war.===

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