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Machiavellism

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The doctrine taught by Machiavelli in "The Prince," that to preserve the integrity of a State the ruler should not feel himself bound by any scruple such as may suggest itself by considerations of justice and humanity; the State he regards as too precious an institution to endanger by scruples of that sort.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Machiavellism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/machiavellism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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