Lao-Tzu desires a leader who confides in his people, to make them feel that they are part of the government and not to control them. The logical and moral being: if we let everything do what it is supposed to do, everything will fall into place and a leader will not worry too much about tasks that are not intended for him. Not only that, but Lao-Tzu mentions what it would be like if a region was governed in a specific way: “If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is ruled by repression, the people are depressed and cunning (verse 58, p. 29). » Lao-Tzu, compared to Machiavelli, thinks that a compassionate and involved leader deserves to govern a country. However, in a previous verse, Lao Tzu mentions that when the "Master" rules, the best type of leader is one who barely exists for the people, the other is the one who is loved and the one who is feared, but the worse is he who is despised. This means that Machiavelli and Lao-Tzu are on the same spectrum regarding the quality of a good.