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According to Machiavelli, what should a ruler think about all the time?

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Machiavelli believed that public and private morality had to be understood as two different things in order to rule well.

Step-by-step explanation:

Machiavelli believed as a ruler, it was better to be widely feared than to be greatly loved; A loved ruler retains authority by obligation while a feared leader rules by fear of punishment

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