Question

Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince

What impact do the words feared and hatred have on the
meaning of the passage?
Nevertheless a prince ought to inspire fear in such a way
that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred, because he
can endure very well being feared whilst he is not hated,
which will always be as long as he abstains from the
property of his citizens and subjects and from their
women. But when it is necessary for him to proceed
against the life of someone, he must do it on proper
justification and for manifest cause, but above all things
he must keep his hands off the property of others,
because men more quickly forget the death of their father
than the loss of their patrimony. Besides, pretexts for
taking away the property are never wanting; for he who
has once begun to live by robbery will always find pretexts
for seizing what belongs to others, but reasons for taking
life, on the contrary, are more difficult to find and sooner
lapse. But when a prince is with his army, and has under
control a multitude of soldiers, then it is quite necessary
They suggest that a ruler who is feared can retain
power, while a ruler who is hated is less likely to do so.
They suggest that hatred is more powerful than fear,
allowing a ruler to take power from people by taking
their possessions.
They suggest that, if a prince has to put someone to
death, he will be hated rather than feared.
They suggest that both fear and hatred can be useful,
depending on the situation.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: A. They suggest that a ruler who is feared can retain power, while a ruler who is hated is less likely to do so.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Prince is a book from the 16th century, written by the Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli.

In this particular excerpt, Machiavelli insists that the prince should inspire fear and not the hatred. The fear allows the prince to govern, but hatred can only compromise his position. Therefore, the prince should not take away property. If he does so, people will hate him. On the other hand, he can take life, but should not kill people without proper reasons.