Parallel results are presented for parental traits and implicit theories of leadership in which idealized images of leadership reflect descriptions of parental traits. (Keller) The idea of ​​the ideal leader is not uniform simply because there is such a wide range of leadership situations. The theories of leadership developed in Machiavelli's The Prince, Plato's Republic, and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are all correct when viewed from the perspective of the specific population being governed. Marcus Aurelius and Plato both wrote their theories of leadership from the perspective of a rather peaceful access to power, and their ideal methods of government are therefore quite similar. Machiavelli, on the other hand, focuses his theory of ideal leadership on a theory developed from the perspective of an individual who had to take power by force, which caused people to worry about the new leadership. It is impossible to universally define the qualities of a good leader and expect this ideal leadership quality to prevail in every situation where it is tested. With this in mind, all three men were correct in their observations of ideal leadership, as there is nothing uniform about this leadership.