" It holds that one ought to emulate the lion and the fox and that it is better to be feared than to be loved, for 10 points, name this work of political philosophy advising the titular ruler by Niccolo Machiavelli.
Chapter Seven of this work describes the public display of a dead body next to a block and a bloody knife to explain proper use of spectacle. This work ends with an excerpt beginning, "Virtue against fury shall advance the fight," that is taken from a Petrarch canzone. It notes that fortune is a lady and to be successful it is necessary to beat her down. Despite Scipio's victory, this work praises Hannibal's treatment of his soldiers in the chapter titled "Of Clemency and Cruelty." It holds that one ought to emulate the lion and the fox and that it is better to be feared than to be loved, for 10 points, name this work of political philosophy advising the titular ruler by Niccolo Machiavelli.
Chapter Seven of this work describes the public display of a dead body next to a block and a bloody knife to explain proper use of spectacle.
The {Prince} [or {Il Principe}]