Conflict Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“This raises the question whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the contrary. My reply is that I would like to…

— Machiavelli(1532

My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Is it better to be loved or feared?

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

From this arises the following question: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the reverse. The answer is that one would…

— Anonymous

The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to be loved than feared.

— Anonymous

it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if one has…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I reply that one should like to be both one…

— Niccolò Machiavelli