Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
A prince's military is a metaphor of his own country. Their country is considered united if it is mostly composed of his own men, yet "if one holds his states based on [auxiliaries and mercenaries], [his state is] neither firm nor safe" and is not united. Machiavelli explains that losing a situation with auxiliaries and mercenaries is the same as "one is undone, and winning, one is their captive". According to Machiavelli, a price should always be prepared for war since war is "the sole art that belongs to him who rules".
Ndividuals have the power to make decisions and are unpredictable.
government has the power to make decisions and is predictable.
The first president of the U.S under the Articals of Confederation was
John Hanson
In November 1781, John Hanson became the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation
