Imagine you are in a dark room with no windows and doors. you hear that is raining outside. all you have with you is a pencil and a rope! how do you

if there are any inteligents answers, i will give you a crown!
it is not simple!

yeah it is i have the dark knight

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.

a.) or b.) but i think a.)

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