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Using the text of The Prince, explain the difference between a ‘successful’ ruler and a ‘good’ ruler.

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Using the text of The Prince, explain the difference between a ‘successful’ ruler and a ‘good’ ruler. If you were a ruler, which would you prefer to be – successful or good? Why?

text book: Lawall, Sarah, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Package 1. Vols. A, B, and C. / Beginnings to 1650. 3rd ed. Norton, 2012ISBN 978-0-393-93365-9