Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
something which looks like a virtue, if followed, would be his [a leader's] ruin; whilst something else, which
looks like a vice, yet followed brings him peace and prosperity.
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Machiavelll's advice can best be paraphrased as
Follow virtue, even if it leads to ruin.
Beware: vice can often look like virtue.
O Take the action, whether virtuous or evil, that leads to peace and prosperity.
O Make decisions quickly, without taking too much time to think about them.
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