HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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Nicholo Machiavelli believed that rulers should be ready to do what to hold power?
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Use force and deceit
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Have yearly elections
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Paint large paintings
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Move to Rome
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In this work, Machiavelli argued that the influence of even a virtuous prince could only last so long. Therefore, a republic, where people are “born free, ‘’ was the superior form of government. The best republics, he wrote, were those with good laws, a strong religion, severe criminal punishments, and a citizen army.
Detailed explanation-2: -Machiavelli believed that, for a ruler, it was better to be widely feared than to be greatly loved; a loved ruler retains authority by obligation, while a feared leader rules by fear of punishment.
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