Preserving your autonomy gives you options when people come to blows you can play the mediator, broker the peace, while really securing your own interests. You can pledge support to one side and the other may have to court you with a higher bid. Or, like Castruccio, you can appear to take both sides, then play the antagonists against each other.
That is what holding back from the fray allows you: time to position yourself to take advantage of the situation once one side starts to lose. You can also take the game a step further, by promising your support to both sides in a conflict while maneuvering so that the one to come out ahead in the struggle is you. This was what Castruccio Castracani, ruler of the Italian town of Lucca in the fourteenth century, did when he had designs on the town of Pistoia. A siege would have been expensive, costing both lives and money, but Castruccio knew that Pistoia contained two rival factions, the Blacks and the Whites, which hated one another. He negotiated with the Blacks, promising to help them against the Whites; then, without their knowledge, he promised the Whites he would help them against the Blacks, And Castruccio kept his promises he sent an army to a Black-controlled gate to the city, which the sentries of course welcomed in. Meanwhile another of his armies entered through a White-controlled gate. The two armies united in the middle, occupied the town, killed the leaders of both factions, ended the internal war, and took Pistoia for Castruccio.
Slowness to pick up your weapons can be a weapon itself, especially if you let other people exhaust themselves fighting, then take advantage of their exhaustion. In ancient China, the kingdom of Chin once invaded the kingdom of Hsing. Huan, the ruler of a nearby province, thought he should rush to Hsing's defense, but his adviser counseled him to wait: "Hsing is not yet going to ruin," he said, "and Chin is not yet exhausted. If Chin is not exhausted, [we] cannot become very influential. Moreover, the merit of supporting a state in danger is not as great as the virtue of reviving a ruined one." The adviser's argument won the day, and as he had predicted, Huan later had the glory both of rescuing Hsing from the brink of destruction and then of conquering an exhausted Chin. He stayed out of the fighting until the forces engaged in it had worn each other down, at which point it was safe for him to intervene.
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On the other hand, you cannot completely stand aside, for that would cause needless offense. To play the game properly, you must seem interested in other people's problems, even sometimes appear to take their side. But while you make outward gestures of support, you must maintain your inner energy and sanity by keeping your emotions disengaged. No matter how hard people try to pull you in, never let your interest in their affairs and petty squabbles go beyond the surface. Give them gifts, listen with a sympathetic look, even occasionally play the charmer but inwardly keep both friendly kings and the perfidious Borgias at arm's length. By refusing to commit and thus maintaining your autonomy you retain the initiative: Your moves stay matters of your own choosing, not defensive reactions to the push-and-pull of those around you.
Keys To Power
To succeed in the game of power, you have to master your emotions. But even if you succeed in gaining such self-control, you can never control the temperamental dispositions of those around you. And this presents a great danger. Most people operate in a whirlpool of emotions, constantly reacting, churning up squabbles and conflicts. Your self-control and autonomy will only bother and infuriate them. They will try to draw you into the whirlpool, begging you to take sides in their endless battles, or to make peace for them. If you succumb to their emotional entreaties, little by little you will find your mind and time occupied by their problems. Do not allow whatever compassion and pity you possess to suck you in. You can never win in this game; the conflicts can only multiply.
When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit.
Ancient Chinese saying
In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give up earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing. Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known by to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.
Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, Service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.
I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.
Once you step into a fight that is not of your own choosing, you lose all initiative. The combatants' interests become your interest; you become their tool. Learn to control yourself, to restrain your natural tendency to take sides and join the fight. Be friendly and charming to each of the combatants, then step back as they collide. With every battle they grow weaker, while you grow stronger with every battle you avoid.
Time series data consists of information collected at regular intervals, such as daily or monthly. It helps identify trends and patterns, aiding in forecasting and decision-making in areas like finance and science.
Time series data consists of information collected at regular intervals, such as daily or monthly. It helps identify trends and patterns, aiding in forecasting and decision-making in areas like weather and finance.
Time series data consists of information collected at regular intervals, such as daily, monthly, or yearly. It helps identify trends and patterns, making it useful for predictions. Examples include share prices and weather records. Analysing this data allows for forecasting and better decision-making in finance, science, and planning.
We live in a society of numbers. From the number of a birth certificate to the number of death certificate, numbers play a vital role in the daily life of each of us. Virtually all typed business an personal papers contain figures. Quite often these documents contain some commonly used symbols, also. Therefore, skill in keying on the top row is critical to your future use of the machine.
Data arranged in table form shows a common use of figures and symbols. Although some tables include no figures, the greatest percentage of them do. Just as top skill in the letter keyboard may help you land a well-paid job, expert skill on figure copy may land you a prized data entry job that's even better. Workers in accounting and data processing office must know how to oprate the number row with efficiency.
We live in a society of numbers. From the number of a birth certificate to the number of death certificate, numbers play a vital role in the daily life of each of us. Virtually all typed business an personal papers contain figures. Quite often these documents contain some commonly used symbols, also. Therefore, skill in keying on the top row is critical to your future use of the machine.
Data arranged in table form shows a common use of figures and symbols. Although some tables include no figures, the greatest percentage of them do. Just as top skill in the letter keyboard may help you land a well-paid job, expert skill on figure copy may land you a prized data entry job that's even better. Workers in accounting and data processing office must know how to oprate the number row with efficiency.
Self-Defense: One who is not the aggressor in an encounter is justified in using reasonable force against his adversary when be reasonably believes that (1) he is in immediate danger of unlawful bodily harm from his adversary; and (2) the use of force is necessary to avoid that danger.
Under common law, an actor is permitted to use non-deadly force is self-defense if they reasonably believe that the other is about to inflict unlawful bodily harm upon them AND believes it is necessary to use such force to prevent the harm from being inflicted.
MPC 3.04(1): Use of Force Justifiable for Protection of the Person. The use of force upon or toward another person is justifiable when the actor believes that such force is immediately necessary for the purpose of protecting himself against the use of unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion.
Under common law, an actor is permitted to use deadly force if they reasonably believe that the other is about to inflict death or serious bodily harm upon them AND believes it is necessary to use such force to prevent the harm from being inflicted.
The use of deadly force is not justifiable under the MPC unless the actor believes that such force is necessary to protect himself against death, serious bodily injury, kidnapping or sexual intercourse compelled by force or threat.
Reasonable Belief: The defendant must have an actual belief that he faces danger of harm and that belief must be reasonable in light of the defendant's circumstances.
A person who is the initial aggressor generally cannot use force in self-defense except (1) a non-deadly aggressor who is met with deadly force may justifiably defendant himself; (2) an aggressor who has withdrawn from further contact with the victim has a right of self-defense. The withdrawal must be clear and sincere.
Duty-to-Retreat Jurisdiction: Requires an actor to retreat if reasonably safe to do so before using deadly force in self defense. These jurisdictions usually recognize the Castle Doctrine--no duty to retreat in your own home or workplace unless the attacker is a cohabitant or coworker.
No-Duty-to-Retreat Jurisdiction: Do not require an actor to retreat before using deadly force.
Stand-Your-Ground Doctrine: Can be found in duty-to-retreat and no-duty-to-retreat jurisdictions. Creates a presumption that a person was justified in using deadly force if the actor used deadly force against an attack in the actor's own home.
Imperfect Self-Defense: When an actor uses deadly force, resulting in death, based on an honest but unreasonable belief that they must have used that force to defend themselves from an imminent attack, some jurisdictions reduce the grade of charge from murder to manslaughter.
General rule, an actor may not use force to defend themselves against the police, even if the police are using unlawful force on the actor. The exception, if the police are using excessive force, an actor has a right to use reasonable force to defend themselves from that excessive force. Limitations: (1) the actor cannot use greater force to protect themselves than reasonably necessary; (2) if the actor knows that the police will cease their use of excessive force upon the actor if the actor submits to arrest, they must submit to arrest.
Under the MPC, an actor is permitted to use force upon another for the protection of a third person when (1) the actor would be justified to protect himself against the injury that he believes is threatened to the third person, (2) the third person would be justified in using force against the attacker, (3) the actor believes that the intervention is necessary for the protection of the third person.
Isabella steered her kingdom on the only course that would bring her safely through. She would not allow herself to lose her head through loyalty to a duke or a king. Nor would she try to stop the conflict that raged around her that would only drag her into it. And in any case the conflict that raged around her that would only drag her into it. And in any case the conflict was to her advantage. If the various parties were fighting to the death, and exhausting themselves in the process, they were in no position to gobble up Mantua. The source of Isabell's power was her clever ability to seem interested in the affairs and interest of each side, while actually committing to no one but herself and her kingdom.
Interpretation
Isabella d'Este understood Italy's political situation with amazing clarity: Once you took the side of any of the forces in the field, you were doomed. The powerful would take you over, the weak would wear you down. Any new alliance would lead to a new enemy, and as this cycle stirred up more conflict, other forces would be dragged in, until you could no longer extricate yourself. Eventually you would collapse from exhaustion.
A great deal changed in Italy during Isabell's reign: Popes came and went, Cesare Borgia rose and then fell, Venice lost its empire, Milan was invaded, Florence fell into decline, and Rome was sacked by the Hapsburg Emperor Charles V. Through all this, tiny Mantua not only survived but thrived, its court the envy of Italy. Its wealth and sovereignty would remain intact for a century after Isabell's death, in 1539.
In 1513, after a lengthy siege, Julius defeated Ferrara, and the French troops withdrew. Worn out by the effort, the pope died a few months later. With his death, the nightmarish cycle of battles and petty squabbles began to repeat itself.
In 1503 Cesare's father, Alexander, died, and a few years later the new pope, Julius II, went to war to drive the French troops from Italy. When the ruler of Ferrara Alfonso, Isabell's brother sided with the French, Julius decided to attack and humble him. Once again Isabella found herself in the middle: the pope on one side, the French and her brother on the other. She dared not ally herself with either, but to offend either would be equally disastrous. Again she played the double game at which she had become so expert. On the one hand she got her husband Gonzaga to fight for the pope, knowing he would not fight very hard. On the other she let French troops pass through Mantua to come to Ferrara's aid. While she publicly complained that the French had "invaded" her territory, she privately supplied them with valuable information. To make the invasion plausible to Julius, she even had the French pretend to plunder Mantua. It worked once again: The pope left Mantua alone.
