Speaking of vices that a ruler may have, Machiavelli, in The Prince, notes two cases in which a prince need not avoid vices: and . Click here to reference the text. when these vices bring about his prosperity when these vices threaten both him and others in power when these vices earn him a bad reputation when these vices help him keep his position of power over others

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

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can i see the painting?

in our power to make a world happy - to teach mankind the art of being so - to a character hitherto unknown - and to have, as it were, a new creation intrusted to our hands, are honors that command reflection, and can neither be too highly estimated,