Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince Which statement best summarizes the author's claim?
Therefore a prince, so long as he keeps his subjects
united and loyal, ought not to remind the reproach of
cruelty, because with a few examples he will be more
merciful than those who through too much mercy,
allow disorders to arise, from which follow murders or
robberies, for these are wont to injure the whole
people, whilst those executions which originate with a
prince offend the individual only.
O A cruel prince risks robberies and murders.
A cruel prince may be better for his subjects in the
long run
O A cruel prince should not mind having murders and
robberies
O A cruel prince will always have subjects who work
hard for him.