tes that a prince should be both human and bestial so as to provide himself with more options for and course of action. He should be a fox in recognizing snares and a lion in driving off foes. He says that the prince should use his power of ruthlessness and not to concern himself with questions of good faith and conscience. Machiavelli believes that all people are bad and that they would not keep their word. He says that people are fools and the prince who deceives, will always find people who allow themselves to be deceived. Attila was definitely feared by many. Countries such as Italy paid Attila money just to simply leave them alone. Sometimes he accepted and other times he declined the offer. But all good things must come to an end. There is still some debate as to how Attila died, the following is an account that is somewhat agreed upon. Attila took a new wife named Ildico. The morning after his wedding day he was found dead, drowned in his drunken ness. The empire of the Huns dissipated nearly as fast as its famous leader. In 454 the Germanic tribes revolted against the Huns, and the sons of Attila, who had quarreled among themselves, could not deal with the crisis. In a sense, the Huns were defeated. To his disadvantage Attila probably felt that he was invincible. He not only distrusted his sons to become successor he failed to even choose a one. One of the quotes that I thought fit Attila the Hun was this, No republic will ever be perfect if she has not by law provided for everything, having a remedy for every emergency, and fixed rules for applying it. And therefore I will say that those republics which in time of danger cannot resort to a dictatorship, or some similar authority, will generally be ruined when grave occasions occur....
