“ … much safer to be feared than loved … men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, couvetors …(Machiavelli 79).” Machiavelli says that a ruler must be feared rather than loved because fear opposes more power to others. He also says you need to do this because men are bad beings. Men will try to take the power away from you because they will become jealous. To avoid these fear is needed. Machiavelli also says that a ruler should not be hated. If you are hated other people will not want you as their leader. As you gain respect, you also gain