What does the sea symbolize in this passage? loyalty among shipmates obstacles on life’s journey the knowledge of leaders hospitality among friends

noo because no animal can leave it's mother land and freedom even we can't leave some days in a single room by leaving home it is wrong but needed to protect them

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.