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In chapters twelve, eighteen, and nineteen, Machiavelli uses the metaphor of the fox and the lion to explain the cunning and strength a prince must possess in order to maintain control of his state. He stresses that it is imperative that the prince learn to mimic both the fox and the lion so that he may draw on the necessary attributes of these "beasts" when circumstances demand it. Again, this notion of comparing man to beast is radical shift during its time as man is being portrayed as a thing of beauty. As a fox, the prince must use its cunning nature to influence statecraft and diplomacy to sidestep traps and other pitfalls posed against the state. As a lion, the prince must employ brute physical force in order to maintain his power over

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