Machiavellian quality
<p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cunning">cunning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="batting">batting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="word">word</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="adjectives">adjectives</span> <span word="derive">derive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protean">protean</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="protean">protean</span>” (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>) <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Proteus">Proteus</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="will">will</span>.</p><p><span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Niccolo">Niccolo</span> <span word="Machiavelli">Machiavelli</span> (1469-1527), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="philosophies">philosophies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>, <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>.</p><p><span word="Etymologically">Etymologically</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sixteenth">sixteenth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="contemporaries">contemporaries</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span> (<span word="elaborately">elaborately</span> <span word="cunning">cunning</span>), <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introductions">introductions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="tracts">tracts</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="by">by</span> “<span word="Reasons">Reasons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span>”… <span word="while">while</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span>, <span word="pejorative">pejorative</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Machiavellian">Machiavellian</span> (<span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Machiavellism">Machiavellism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="C">C</span>.) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misnomer">misnomer</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="deceives">deceives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manipulates">manipulates</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> – <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="Machiavellism">Machiavellism</span> <span word="smacks">smacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="derogative">derogative</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>.</p>
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