The prince. and that prince who, relying entirely on their promises, has neglected other precautions, is ruined; because friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails. in the context of the passage, what is the connotation of beloved and love?
a. they suggest friendship, suggesting that even base men need close bonds.
b. they suggest weakness, since machiavelli argues the bonds of love are easily broken.
c. they suggest faithfulness, since machiavelli’s love can be relied on in times of need.
d. they suggest faithfulness, suggesting obligations that are secured through love.

i think it's b,     They suggest weakness, since Machiavelli argues the bonds of love are easily broken.

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The connotation of beloved and love is that They suggest weakness, since Machiavelli argues the bonds of love are easily broken.

Explanation:

This excerpt from "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli, gives a very clear and direct explanation of the difference of friendships when they are earned because of love connection or for fear or any kind of personal gain, he mentions that the first one is easier to break and less stable than the second one in all the aspects.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i think the answer is restaurants offering only dinner