When we talk about Niccolò Machiavelli from The Prince and Socrates, from Plato's Republic, we cannot avoid the clash between realism and idealism. The contrast between these two states of mind, when it comes to governing a city, in itself, is fascinating because, although they are extremely different, they pursue the same goal: to govern a civilization successfully. Machiavelli uses the concepts of virtue, luck, and free will to describe political success. On the other hand, in Plato's Republic, Socrates uses justice and good morals to achieve enlightenment and truly become a philosopher king and thus rule a city successfully. According to Plato, the soul is composed of three parts: Reason (logical), Emotion (spiritual) and Appetite (appetitive); these three parts of the soul also resemble a just society. Emotion and appetite are considered least worthy, while reason is the most significant because his passion is not lustful, but rather seeks knowledge and education. Plato emphasizes that Justice is a very important trait in an individual's soul because a Just person is a person governed by reason and not easily deceived by his emotions and appetites. A soul that is primarily ordered and governed by reason has the ability to control its emotions and appetites thus being a just and healthy soul. The logical part of the soul is what makes a Philosopher King possible. The individual governed by reason distinguishes what is real and not just apparent, judges what is true and what is false and wisely makes the right decisions in harmony with the love he has for the good. and true knowledge. Those who are considered fit to rule, philosophers or rulers, have been chosen to undergo various trainings... middle of paper... foolish not to. Unlike Plato, who argues that a person should always remain good, whatever the circumstances, Machiavelli argues differently in chapter 15: “… a man who tends towards good in all his actions is sure to go to ruin… therefore it is necessary that a man who is interested in his survival learns to be anything but good, making use of this ability or abstaining from it as necessary. (The Prince, p.62)” Although Machiavelli admits that, yes, indeed, the people will praise a prince with good qualities, (merciful, trustworthy, generous, courteous, etc.), it is impossible for humans to perceive actually all those qualities. Even if these good qualities were to be achieved by a prince, his success in ruling a state will not be achieved, and the opposite qualities “…even if they seem evil, will result in his safety and well-being. (The Prince, p.62)”