Praised or Blamed? In the essay, "Qualities of a prince" (35-40). Machiavelli discusses some of the characteristics that would cause a prince to be praised or blamed for his actions. He explains how a prince needs to have his priorities in order to be knowledgeable when necessary to withstand his position. A prince should know how to adjust to the many different personalities he may encounter. Being good all the time won't overcome the evil …showed first 75 words of 507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 507 total…complicated and it could very well affect the lives of people in many different ways, but you can't possibly satisfy everyone. He has to be able to represent equality amongst the people so that everyone would feel he is being fair. I really think that whether your liked or disliked is not important when doing such a job. Society is always going to reject something no matter what it is or how you do it .