3. Constructing Arguments. Reread the last two sentences of the second excerpt. Many
people find Machiavelli's advice about the need to "have a mind ready to turn itself
accordingly as the winds... of fortune force it" and the need to "diverge from the good"
in order to maintain the state to be refreshingly honest and accurate. Others believe he is
wrong to suggest that a ruler should ever "act contrary to faith, friendship, humanity, and
religion. Choose one position and write a statement that expresses your beliefs about it.