Any action is acceptable if it preserves the state [1, 2].

It is safer for a leader to be feared than loved [2].

His name is synonymous with ruthless political strategy [2]. Often misunderstood as a teacher of evil, he simply observed how power actually operates, rather than how it should operate in an ideal world [2]. 🔑 The Core Principles of Machiavellianism

The belief that elite groups operate on a different moral plane to maintain control over the masses.