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But his disposition should be such that if he needs to be the opposite he knows how As noted in chapter 65 the prince must appear to be virtuous in order to hide his actions and he should be able to be otherwise when the time calls for it that includes being able to lie though however much he lies he should always keep the appearance of being truthful Machiavelli notes in this chapter on the natural and ordinary desire to acquire and as such those who act on this desire can be praised почему нагревается телефон blamed depending on the success of their acquisitions On the other hand of what is not yours or your subjects one can be a bigger giver as were Cyrus Caesar and Alexander because spending what is someone else s does not take reputation from you but adds it to you only spending your own hurts you However this line of interpretation is often refuted by those who study Machiavelli s works Through cunning political maneuvers he managed to secure his power base Also a prince may be perceived to be merciful faithful humane frank and religious but most important is only to seem to have these qualities Also a prince cannot afford to keep the common people hostile as they are larger in number while the nobles are smaller The Prince starts by describing its subject The way to judge the strength of a princedom is to see whether it can defend itself or whether it needs to depend on allies The Court of Rome sternly prohibited his book
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