Can someone give me the name of a historical or modern ruler/otherwise political example to support this?

Question

This is the quote: "The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing..."

And this is what I put: "Machiavelli is correct in his assertion that a ruler will naturally yearn to gain more as in land, power, or money. "

Though I've been flipping through my history book and on Wikipedia for a few hours and can't find a distinct example that isn't shady in some way.

Answer 1

The list is endless: Hitler, Saddam, Alexander, today's African warlords....

Answer 2

Historiccally, I have my doubts Alexander the Great knew Niccolo. Most Harvard, Yale Business and Political schools students, have and study Niccolo Machiavelli, so examples abound, John Edwards recently, had developed a "entitlement" attitude, and got himself into some embarrassment. Then there are Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr., Lord Cheney, etc. Check out their conduct, and business practices, and you will see.

Answer 3

There are many and varied examples of this. Hitler and Stalin are just the obvious ones. Others would include, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the various European monarchs of the colonial era, various African dictators, the list could go on and on.

Answer 4

Hitler-http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/ri...

Napoleon-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_...

Joseph Stalin-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stal...

Its what Orwell tries to emphasize in "1984" and "Animal Farm" absolute power corrupts absolutely. People are by nature greedy. One may obtain power, but he will continue to take more and more never being quite satisfied with what he has.  

Answer 5

Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Macbeth, King Richard the third.