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Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.

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Answer:

by showing how Scipio was too lenient and his army rebelled

Explanation:

The text above shows that Scipio was a very tolerant and kind general. The bland behavior he displayed with soldiers gave them a lot of freedom and devalued the military discipline that must be maintained within an army. This freedom allowed the soldiers to rebel against Scipio and fight him, regardless of the kindness they received from him. In this text, we can see that a leader cannot be too tolerant and cruelty must be part of the tolerance process. This is evident in the lines:

"[..] his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline."