Instead of focusing exclusively on government like previous philosophers, he was secular and asked what leaders were really like. Like Plato, he faced his question head-on and stated that great leaders ignore moral law and the Church. Instead of following naturalism, leaders go against morality and seek power through fear. He believed in the balance of ruling with love and fear; however, he says he does not govern with hate. Hatred and resentment lead to revolutions that leave the leader out of power. Maintaining the idea of ​​balance in government, in Machiavellian politics, to have good government, the leader must be stingy, but effective in necessary things, such as war, diplomacy and justice. He liked the idea of ​​limited government, based on the rule of law rather than that of man. A government involved in everyone's business would ultimately lead to hatred. To prevent leaders from doing the wrong things, he says to give them only good advice and trust them to govern and defend the state as they see fit. Being a good citizen in a Machiavellian government is not that difficult. Factionalism weakens the state, so getting involved in conspiracies and mobs would be a bad deed