The question of whether it is better that you feared or loved is very interesting and many people have their own opinions on this matter. One of the people who analyzed this question was Niccolo Machiavelli – one of the most famous Italian thinkers and political leaders of the Renaissance period. When the Medici family gained power in Florence, during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli, who was back then a civil servant in the Florentine Republic - was accused of conspiracy and imprisoned. To win favor with Lorenzo de Medici, he wrote a book called The Prince, which contained a list of advices about how to create and hold onto a principality and the book, in fact, revealed a new understanding of politics. Before Machiavelli, politics was
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When the emperor will stop giving people wish - they will not only love but also hate the governor for his every mistake. At the same time, the power based on fear only too bad because the governor keeps constantly in fear of the people, then people will suppress their emotions and they can escalate into hatred and rebellion against the ruler. (Dillema) Therefore, fear and love are very similar because between these feelings and hatred of a very fine line. But if you choose the other argument in favor of the fear it is that love can also easily cause hatred as it can take a step but the fear remains, and it is what will keep the desired. So the fear of more easy and effective way to retain power. A good ruler - is the one who inspires fear through love and use fear as a means of ensuring the well-being of its …show more content…
(Argument by example) Both Henry 8 and Elizabeth kept England unified during their reigns and loved their country more than their personal desires, the people saw this and strongly supported and loved them throughout their reign. If we talk about Henry 8, that despite the fact that he was quite ill, he did suppress every rebellion during his reign. It helped him to establish his authority in England. Another obvious example - 1. Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth came to power shortly after the death of Machiavelli and in many ways fits the description of Machiavellian leader. When she came to power because of religious clashes in the state it was enough to take aggressive measures and executed anyone who could use it, and for this reason, and also after the famous victory over the Spanish Armada in Spain it began to cause fear. She did it not for the reason that it feared but for the sake of maintaining peace and order in the state and for its termination religious clashes in the country. Through the use of fear, she was able to become the head of the church and unite the people. At the same time in England before it was no monarch so respected and revered as Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth widely used contacts with the people showed their love and says that you can be more outstanding sire, but there will be more
When the emperor will stop giving people wish - they will not only love but also hate the governor for his every mistake. At the same time, the power based on fear only too bad because the governor keeps constantly in fear of the people, then people will suppress their emotions and they can escalate into hatred and rebellion against the ruler. (Dillema) Therefore, fear and love are very similar because between these feelings and hatred of a very fine line. But if you choose the other argument in favor of the fear it is that love can also easily cause hatred as it can take a step but the fear remains, and it is what will keep the desired. So the fear of more easy and effective way to retain power. A good ruler - is the one who inspires fear through love and use fear as a means of ensuring the well-being of its …show more content…
(Argument by example) Both Henry 8 and Elizabeth kept England unified during their reigns and loved their country more than their personal desires, the people saw this and strongly supported and loved them throughout their reign. If we talk about Henry 8, that despite the fact that he was quite ill, he did suppress every rebellion during his reign. It helped him to establish his authority in England. Another obvious example - 1. Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth came to power shortly after the death of Machiavelli and in many ways fits the description of Machiavellian leader. When she came to power because of religious clashes in the state it was enough to take aggressive measures and executed anyone who could use it, and for this reason, and also after the famous victory over the Spanish Armada in Spain it began to cause fear. She did it not for the reason that it feared but for the sake of maintaining peace and order in the state and for its termination religious clashes in the country. Through the use of fear, she was able to become the head of the church and unite the people. At the same time in England before it was no monarch so respected and revered as Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth widely used contacts with the people showed their love and says that you can be more outstanding sire, but there will be more