Chapter 8
Agathocles of Syracuse: the distinction between cruelty well used (done at a stroke for self-protection) and badly used (multiplying over time).
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Cruelties are well used when committed all at once out of necessity for security, and not persisted in; badly used when they grow with time. Injuries should be done all together, benefits little by little.
Chapter 7
Cesare Borgia's use of Remirro de Orco in the Romagna, then his execution and display in the piazza to satisfy and stupefy the people: the classic case of cleansing oneself by sacrificing one's instrument.
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