The Prince it is necessary for a prince

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The Prince “. . . it is necessary for a prince, if he wishes

The Prince “. . . it is necessary for a prince, if he wishes to maintain himself, to learn to be able to be not good, and to use it and not use it according to the necessity. "

The Prince ". . . [a prince] should not concern himself about incurring the

The Prince ". . . [a prince] should not concern himself about incurring the infamy of those vices without which it would be difficult to save the state. . "

The Prince ". . . a prince ought not to care about the infamy

The Prince ". . . a prince ought not to care about the infamy of cruelty with respect to keeping his subjects united and faithful. . "

The Prince "From this arises a dispute: whether it is better to be loved

The Prince "From this arises a dispute: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the reverse. One may respond that one would wish to be both the one and the other, but since it is difficult to mix these qualities together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two must be lacking. "

The Prince ". . . for love is maintained by a chain of obligation

The Prince ". . . for love is maintained by a chain of obligation which, because of men's wickedness, is broken on every occasion of their own utility; but fear is maintained by a dread of punishment which never abandons you. "

The Prince "It is not necessary, then, for a prince to have. . .

The Prince "It is not necessary, then, for a prince to have. . . [pity, faith, integrity, humanity, religion], but it is indeed necessary to appear to have them. . having them and observing them always, they are harmful, but in appearing to have them, they are useful. . "

The Prince ". . . a prince. . . cannot observe all those things

The Prince ". . . a prince. . . cannot observe all those things by which men are held to be good, for [princes] are often necessitated to work against faith, against charity, against humanity, against religion, in order to maintain the state. "

The Prince "And therefore, it is needful that he have a mind so disposed

The Prince "And therefore, it is needful that he have a mind so disposed that he can turn as the winds of fortune and the variations of things command him; and. . . not to depart from the good, if he is able, but to know how to enter the bad, when necessitated to do so. "

The Prince "Let a prince then win and maintain the state— the means will

The Prince "Let a prince then win and maintain the state— the means will always be judged honorable and will be praised by everyone. . "