Machiavelli's 'Of Cruelty Or Clemency'

In today’s world almost all of us follow some sort of rules or laws. These laws are created to keep us safe and to protect our rights. Following the law is just part of our human nature you. We tend to not even think about why we cannot break them or why we have some of the laws. Human nature in effect to the law is that we do fear a set of rules and are afraid to break them but if we are ruled justly and rationally, we would not have that fear. A lot of people follow the law because they are scared of the police or what punishment they may endure if the break the law. The laws that are set are not meant to be forceful or unjust, but they are supposed to keep our society in order. The law’s jurisdiction over us is that we do not want to break
To the world, laws must support us and give us something in return. Today's society is full of greedy people said by Machiavelli in “Of Cruelty or Clemency”. Everything needs a foundation, and for the people to be ruled or kept in line laws need a bases to start on. This is his understanding of human nature, and how it needs to upheld. To Machiavelli in “Of Cruelty or Clemency”, humans must be ruled by fear but the prince must not become cruel, “I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse this mercifulness” (679). Machiavelli believes that humans are greedy and will do anything if we get something in return. This is why he believes that we must be ruled by fear otherwise we will get too greedy and try to take what is not ours. In “Freedom of Fear” Kyi explains that if humans are overcome by fear they will become corrupt. She believes in that a well ordered state the laws must be enforced with harmony and justice. She says “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it” (682). This explains her thoughts on fear being the power over