How does King Leopold II of Belgium relate to the teachings of Machiavelli?

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Leopold does this by occupying the Congo Free State and dominating it to become a globally dominant power. However, Leopold dominates too much and basically destroys the entire country. He kills millions of innocent Africans over rubber and copper. He was praised for occupying the land, but hated for what he did with it...
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This leads to Machiavelli’s next point that says a prince should be feared more than he is loved. He claims that “if a prince is too compassionate, and does not adequately punish disloyal subjects, he creates an atmosphere of disorder” (Machiavelli). At the same time, he also says that “when inducing fear, however, a prince must be careful to avoid inducing hatred” (Machiavelli)...
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