Machiavelli’s Principals of Heartlessness and Globalization

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Hatred is yet another thing Machiavelli warns against, and he reminds us that "above all a prince must abstain from the property of others; because men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony." How can these things be avoided? "A prince must be slow to take action, and must watch that he does not become afraid of his own shadow; his behavior must be tempered by humanity and prudence so that overconfidence does not make him rash or excess distrust make him unbearable...
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Necessary cruelty must be done and the people will eventually forget. Now Machiavelli warns that this cruelty should be done at once so the prince does not have to "renew them every day". Yet I would suggest in this case, the contrary. We are not dealing with mass executions or with the violent confiscating of resources as Machiavelli was...
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