How does the passage support Machiavelli’s claim that a ruler must sometimes be cruel?

B: with a historical example.

Explanation:

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Machiavelli’s claim in the passage is that leaders must  .

to find a balance between kindness and cruelty

Machiavelli’s evidence includes  .

historical examples

Explanation:

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the strategies is fictional storied

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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