Quote of the Day from Philosopher Machiavelli: ‘Better to be loved than feared, or the reverse…’

Quote of the Day from Philosopher Machiavelli: ‘Better to be loved than feared, or the reverse…’

Synopsis: Machiavelli’s famous warning in The Prince argues that leaders are safest when feared, because love is fickle and obedience is paramount. -Framed as a proto–national security strategist, Machiavelli fits the classical realist paradigm: power is the currency of politics, the international system is anarchic, and rulers must protect the state even when moral virtue […] The post Quote of the Day from Philosopher Machiavelli: ‘Better to be…