[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Brer' Fox, right. Diplomacy is important because it tends to bring >> allies to your side against a perceived international aggressor. It is >> better going up against an enemy with many friends ready to help, than >> to just go off like a lose canon, and damn be the casualties. LOL. >> > > You might want to read The Prince by Machiavelli. He tells us it is better > to be feared than loved. >
No, it is better if your power come from the love of your people for you, but if the people stop loving you, then power through fear is the next best thing, (eg "power because the people fear you" is almost as good as "power because the people love you".) Regards, LelandJ > -- > Larry Miller > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/mixed > text/plain (text body -- kept) > message/rfc822 > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
