Ocument 1 Excerpt from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (1537)
Hence, it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity. [...] And I know that everyone will confess that it would be most praiseworthy in a prince to exhibit all the above qualities that are considered good; [...] [I]t is necessary for him to be sufficiently prudent [wise] that he may know how to avoid the reproach [disapproval] of those vices [wrongdoings] which would lose him his states ...
Upon this a question arises: whether it is better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but [...] it is much safer to be feared than loved [...] Because this is to be asserted [stated as fact] in general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle [quickly changing], false, cowardly, covetous [greedy] [...] [M]en have less scruple [hesitation/reluctance] in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation which [...] is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails. Nevertheless a prince ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred [...]

Document 2

Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire [...]
Kings should tremble then as they use the power God has granted them; and let them think how horrible is the sacrilege if they use for evil a power which comes from God.
The royal power is absolute [...]
The prince need render account of his acts to no one [...]
It is necessary that his power be such that no one can hope to escape him [...]
The power of God makes itself felt in a moment from one extremity of the earth to another. Royal power works at the same time throughout all the realm. It holds all the realm in position, as God holds the earth. Should God withdraw his hand, the earth would fall to pieces; should the king's authority cease in the realm, all would be in confusion. [...]
Similarity- tells how something is alike or the same as something else. Difference- tells how something is not alike or not the same as something else.

3a. Identify a similarity or a difference between the ideas presented in documents 1 and 2?