}}</ref> This alleges that a prince or ruler of a society always and only acts out of selfish-motives, and not for the benefit of the whole of society, or on behalf of its citizens. Machiavelli's political recommendations to the prince aspiring to power is merely how to survive and be successful "among so many who are so bad."
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}}</ref> This alleges that a prince or ruler of a society always, and only, acts out of selfish-motives, and not for the benefit of the whole of society, or on behalf of its citizens. Machiavelli's political recommendations to the prince aspiring to power is merely how to survive and be successful "among so many who are so bad."