1. Morailty in Machiavelly
Machiavelli insists that the prince should seem "exceptionally merciful, trustworthy, upright, humane and devout" and says further that the prince "need not actually posses all the above mentioned qualities, but he must certainly seem to" . ... However, just as important as this is, Machiavelli also stresses the importance of maintaining a proper image of being "exceptionally merciful, trustworthy, upright, humane and devout" otherwise the prince will lose favor with the citizenry and other leaders will begin to not trust him and this princely morality can only function in an environment ...
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