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Nevertheless a prince ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not Win love, he avoids hatred; because he can endure very well being feared property of his citizens which will always be as long as he abstains from the

-Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
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According to the excerpt from The Prince, Machiavelli argues that -

1. for a ruler to maintain control, he must exercise constant involvement in his subjects' lives
2. an inferior man will blame others, while a superior man will exercise humility and blame himself, accepting responsibility
3. leaders should be feared and loved, but if one must choose, then to be feared is better than to be loved
4. the function of government should be similar to strengthening the trunk of a tree by weakening the branches

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