King and Gandhi

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This paper examines the use of power and leadership skills displayed by King and Gandhi. By detailing Niccolo Machiavelli's definition of power and leadership, the writer analyzes these leaders and asks which sort of leadership style was best. These skills are studied in the context of the time they were used and the people they hoped to lead.

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"It is easy to think that Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi are right in their counsels to use power as justly and compassionately as possible and to dismiss the writings of Machiavelli as a power-hungry, dangerous fanatic. But to do so is to ignore an essential part of any analysis of the rights and responsibilities of power, the historical context in which that power is being used. Most of us would surely rather have a Gandhi or a King leading our nation than a Machiavelli. But is this really true?"

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