Explain quote based on machiavellis political philosophy

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Assignment:

Please read the following sentences from Machiavelli's The Prince.

"Therefore a prince, so long he keeps his subjects united and loyal, ought not to mind the reproach of cruelty; because with a few example he will be more merciful than those who, through too much mercy, allow disorders to arise, from which follow murders or robberies; for these wont to injure the whole people, while those executions which originate with a prince offend the individual only."

Reference: Machiavelli, N.(2014). The Prince. (W.K. Marriot, Trans.). San Diego: Word Cloud Classics.

How do you explain the quote based on Machiavelli's political philosophy?

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