"Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with."Question:The thought of which of the following Renaissance thinkers is expressed by the passage above?A.Francesco PetrarchB.Niccolò MachiavelliC.Dante AlighieriD.Leonardo da Vinci

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