Machiavellianism
“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails." - an excerpt from The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli- founder of Machiavellianism Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. He was known for being an Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statement and secretary of the Florentine reublic. He was the son of Bernado, a man who used to work in Florentine's highest offices before becoming one of the poorer families. Nevertheless, Bernado was able to access books for Niccolo's reading. Machiavelli was considered a bri...