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“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."Which Renaissance author was responsible for this quote?
A
da Vinci
B
Machiavelli
C
Luther
D
Gutenberg
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Niccolò Machiavelli was a political theorist from the Renaissance period.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this passage, Machiavelli is addressing the typically Machiavellian question of whether it is better for a prince to be feared or to be loved: But since it is difficult for a ruler to be both feared and loved, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be lacking.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Chapter 17, Machiavelli claims it is better for a ruler to be feared than loved.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Prince (1532) by Niccolò Machiavelli is perhaps one of the greatest literary works surviving the Renaissance era.

Detailed explanation-5: -Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman and secretary of the Florentine republic. His most famous work, The Prince (1532), brought him a reputation as an atheist and an immoral cynic.

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