Entry 3

"philosophies of leadership are determined by beliefs about human nature."

Basically what this is saying is that someone's perception of human nature directly effects how they would lead. How you believe people will act under your power will determine how you think you will need to lead them. One's philosophy of human nature will determine if they are going to have to lead harshly, if they believe the people they are leading will be bad, or crazy. If one believes that the people they will lead will behave, and will be good people, they can not be so harsh with their rules and way of leading them. I personally feel that human nature is untrustworthy, so you have to really crack down and have complete power over everyone, so that it is impossible for them to do something untrustworthy against you.

"The governed have a responsibility for their governce."

This is saying that since the government gives you safety, you need to take care of responsibilities that you have underneath them. For example the government protects you, and your rights, so you are obligated to pay taxes and be a responsible citizen underneath the government's care. It's sort of like there is a trade off going on, where the government is doing things for you, but you then have to be a good citizen underneath them and support them. I completely agree with this statement because one of my deals with government is that the governed should give up their rights to the leader because the leader will ensure them safety. This also bodes well for the leader because if everyone is giving up their rights to you, then you are going to end up in absolute power.

"Human Nature does not determine our actions; it inclines us towards certain actions."

Human nature does not completely make our decisions for us. It only pushes us to do the right or wrong thing depending on your view of human nature. If someone is good deep down inside, that doesn't mean that they are not going to steal that candy bar they have always wanted from the local candy store. Sometimes people make decions that go against their nature. This usually only occurs when one is desperate or in an unnormal situation. I agree with this in the sense that if someone is bad deep down inside, then they are more likely to make decions that benefit themselves and are "mean" decisions. I also disagree with this state ment because it leaves the idea that people could be good deep down inside, and i believe that is completely false. Everyone is bad deep down inside, no questions asked.