“To be feared is better than to be loved” this absolutely, to this day, a wise way to rule. Let us not either confuse fear with hatred because they are completely different. The mass can change their minds about who they love based on any accusations from one day to the next. If one is loved more than feared, people could start to take advantage of the ruler and eventually lead to a collapsed domain. When a prince is feared rather than loved, people would respect their ruler intensively and they would also be afraid of any punishment for any of their misconducts. Be aware that being hated should be completely avoided. The way to avoid being hated, according to Machiavelli, is to never “take a man’s possession or woman”.
Machiavelli is quite
Machiavelli is quite