This work, which recommends using force by the methods of the(*) fox and the lion, argues that one must avoid being despised, and it uses Cesare Borgia to exemplify why it is more essential to be feared than loved.
This work notes that many Roman emperors had to choose between pleasing the soldiers and the people. It cites ancient Persia to argue that unified states are hard to capture but easy to hold, and Pope Julius II is its example of a man who beat fortune, like a lady, into submission. This work, which recommends using force by the methods of the(*) fox and the lion, argues that one must avoid being despised, and it uses Cesare Borgia to exemplify why it is more essential to be feared than loved. For 10 points, name this work dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici by Niccolo Machiavelli.
This work notes that many Roman emperors had to choose between pleasing the soldiers and the people.
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