Type Of Government

To answer the question we must compare every types of government to determine the best type of government that exist and could exist because every type of government has its own issues that differ from other types of government. But it is said that the best and ideal type of government is the one that gives the greatest happiness and the largest utility to its people which was also the purpose of the state of Plato and Aristotle. Also that a representative democracy is the best and ideal for it gives more responsive and efficient government, representative democracy ensures that the government would not be threatened and be overpowered by a person or a group of people because the state have a representative assembly or a legislature that is paired with a separate branch of the government to ensure balance of power. This tells us that Aristotle’s most practical state a Democratic type of government is also the best and ideal type of

St. Augustine thinks monarchy is the ideal type of government and is led by God in a city called the city of God which purpose is to give eternal life and is based on love. This is exactly the opposite of Machiavelli’s political thought wherein for him a secular state is the best and ideal state led by the Prince that lets political not religious criteria determines politics that focuses on immorality not on morality and is based on fear and power. Machiavellian principle was the basis and was used by some leaders in the past that used dictatorship and power to conquer nations to gain more power. In the present time Machiavellian principle is still relevant and used, Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of this. The president wants to return the principles of Machiavelli particularly regarding removing morality on taking political action and setting moral standard on private life and personal

It’s because of its two main principles that separates the state from religion and gives equality on people of different religion and beliefs under its laws. Secularism provides separation of religion from the state protects believers and non-believers, religious freedom, equal access on public services, protects freedom of speech and expression which brings democracy and fairness to its people. Secularism creates a society in which all people with religion and those who does not have can live together equally and in harmony with each other. This proves Machiavelli’s political thought is better and is right about the ideal state compare to St. Aquinas.

Machiavellian’s principle also states that it is better to be feared than love, but he also said that achieving both is better. However, being loved and feared as well is hard to achieved so when this times come being feared than loved is much safer but the prince must avoid being hated. In business it is said to be a leader or a CEO must be loved not feared. You could also relate this on managing a country, just like a CEO manage for the company a leader of a country or a state also manage his or her