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How does Machiavelli support his claim that rulers can be cruel if it benefits their subjects and is necessary for security?
Machiavelli uses anecdotal evidence through historical examples to support his claim.
Machiavelli uses empirical evidence about politics and society to support his claim.
Machiavelli uses logical evidence through historical examples to support his claim.
Machiavelli uses empirical and logical evidence to support his claim.
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Machiavelli uses empirical and logical evidence to support his claim.
He draws on historical cases (e.g., Cesare Borgia, Romulus, Agathocles) as empirical observations and then reasons logically from those examples about human nature and political outcomes—arguing that well‑timed, limited cruelty can secure a state and therefore benefit its subjects.
He draws on historical cases (e.g., Cesare Borgia, Romulus, Agathocles) as empirical observations and then reasons logically from those examples about human nature and political outcomes—arguing that well‑timed, limited cruelty can secure a state and therefore benefit its subjects.
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