[XVII. Cruelty and Compassion] Niccolo Machiavelli. The Prince.
- Vergil, via mouth of Dido says: ‘Res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt Moliri, et late fines custode tueri.’ or ‘Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere’
- To be feared or loved is irrelevant. What is relevant is that one must not be hated.
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