POLB72H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter ch 15-26: Cesare Borgia, Louis Xii Of France
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At irst glance, we think it is beter to be loved by all because we think we can trust the people that love us. Machiavelli thiniks its beter to be feared than loved because you can make people fear you and coninue to fear you but you cannot mmake them love you. You cant please everyone all the ime, however you must avoid hatred by keeping your hands of the property of the ciizens. Also, vilence can only be repressed by more violence. Its beter to be parsimonious because being too generous will waste all your resources and make you levy taxes on the people. A ruler should not care about being called parsimonious because it means he is able to avoid robbing his subjects. One should only be thought of as being generous when in the process of becoming a ruler and also when spending other peoples money.
