Instead of focusing solely on government like previous philosophers, he was secular and questioned what rulers actually looked like. Like Plato, he addressed his question head on and declared that great leaders ignore the moral law and the Church. Instead of following naturalism, leaders go against morality and seek power through fear. He believed in a balance between ruling with love and fear; however, he says not to govern with hatred. Hate and resentment lead to revolutions that leave the leader out of power. Keeping the idea of ​​balance in government, in Machiavellian politics, to have a good government, the leader must be miserly, but efficient in things that are necessary, such as war, diplomacy and justice. He liked the idea of ​​limited government, based on the rule of law rather than the rule of man. A government involved and involved in everyone's affairs would eventually lead to hatred. In order to prevent rulers from doing bad things, he recommends simply giving them good advice and trusting them to govern and defend the state as they see fit. Being a good citizen in a Machiavellian government isn't too difficult. Factionalism weakens the state, so being involved in plots and mobs would be the action of a bad