Can anyone maintain power without lying? It looks to me like living without breathing. Morality apart, I think some evils are part and parcel of nature and we cannot do without them. Sometimes evil is even necessary to run this evil nature.

Bangambiki Habyarimana
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Machiavelli’s Machiavelli’s The Prince is famous for its depiction of cold-blooded, ruthless power politics. However, Machiavelli also takes the time to discuss the morality of lying. He argues that it is only in the heat of battle that one should tell deliberate lies to achieve one’s goals. He says that if you are not in a position to lie, there are other means by which you can achieve your goals. For example, you can use proxies or enemies to accomplish your goals, although these methods are more difficult to pull off.

Source: Pearls Of Eternity

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