Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes

My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of them has to be lacking, it is much safer to be feared than loved.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

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• My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of them has to be lacking, it is much safer to be feared than loved.

  

  Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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