It is much safer to be feared than loved.

È molto più sicuro essere temuto che amato.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince

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Topic

Love and fear Fear in politics Leadership Politics

Author

Niccolo Machiavelli

Source

The Prince

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Italian

Time

1513 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Machiavelli, Niccolò. Il Principe. 1513.

Current Citation

Machiavelli, Nicolò. The Prince. Translated by Peter Bondanella. Oxford UP, 2005.

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