"Is it better to be loved or feared?", was a question that Niccolo Machiavelli raised, and was a compelling one as it helped consider what motivated good governance---Love or Fear?
- Niccolo Machiavelli, was an important an Renaissance-period Italian Political Philosopher and Adviser.
- He is known by his best-known works, "The Prince", through which he examines and explains in great detail, the ideal characteristics of a King, and how he must rule/treat his people.
- In a similar context, he raises an intuitive question, "Is it better to be Loved or Feared?" by a ruler.
- He also answers the very same question.
- He believed that it is better for the people of a state to be feared, rather than to feel loved.
- He instigated that fear was a better factor that contributed to a smooth functioning of the government, than compared to feeling loved by the ruler.
Therefore, from the above it is clear why the "Is it better to be Loved or Feared?" is a compelling question.
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