Machiavellism

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Machiavellism

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From Machiavelli + -ism.

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Machiavellianism The theory and practice dealt with in this essay are all related to what I call Machiavellism, by which I mean the disregard of moral scruples in politics, that is, the political use, limited only by expediency, of every kind of deception and force.

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@misc{machiavellism_2026,
  title = {Machiavellism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/machiavellism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}