The Commoner and the Prince: Assessing Virtu and the Needs of the State.
This paper explores Machiavelli's presentation of the commoner and the republic and why Machiavelli perceived the conditions presented by the republic to appeal to the governing of the lower classes. Essentially, this question addresses why the republic was the form of the state that was least likely to threaten the liberty of the people, and therefore would not induce problematic behaviors such as social and political uprisings
