gument is seen to be true every day when we look at military dictators. The world has never seen a dictator who has survived as a leader solely on love. Furthermore, most people who have tried to rule a state by themselves (meaning without a parliament or congress) have done so in a tyrant-like fashion. In 1961 a force of 1,300 Cuban exiles, supported by the CIA, made an unsuccessful attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The assumption was that the invasion would inspire the Cuban population to rise up and overthrow Castro. It was a U.S. miscalculation; the Cuban population supported him. But does their support consist of love or fear? Castro's military and intelligence organizations assured - and still assure - his physical control over Cuba. Castro has been extraordinarily adept at using the traditional Cuban fear of the "Miami Cubans" and the hated "Americanos" to hold his own people in check. But did Castro follow Machiavelli's advice and avoid incurring the hatred of the people? All they want, said Machiavelli, is to be left alone to prosper in peace. If the 'prince'
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