Write 8 pages thesis on the topic heroes of our history. The gods also favoured heroes and as such, they played an intermediate role between gods, men and immortals. Similarly, in contemporary societies, heroes are known for their extraordinary qualities that often strike as distinctively unique and unmatched. in this regard, many of the heroes in Johnson’s book are heroic because they have special qualities, which regular average people do not have. This paper will analyze this assertion in terms of the qualities of leadership in Machiavelli, Rousseau and Marx-Engels.

A Machiavellian leadership style is based on five major qualities of leadership which include being feared or loved but not hated and having the people’s support. other Machiavellian leadership qualities are the display of virtues, use of one’s arms and having intelligence (“Characteristics of a Machiavellian Leader”). Therefore, a successful Machiavellian leader must have the above qualities to be considered a hero. Leaders can only gain people’s support if they are loved or feared as opposed to being hated because hatred may ultimately result in an assassination. People’s support for a leader’s decisions is very crucial because it promotes the successful execution of strategic action plans. For a Machiavellian leader to be loved and to be supported by people, they must constantly display virtues in public even though some situations may call for actions that undermine virtues. The use of own arms ensures success for the Machiavellian leader because citizens will be more willing to sacrifice themselves for the leader than auxiliary or mercenary units. Finally, an intelligent leader rules his territory authoritatively by making intelligent decisions that ensure his success.