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}}</ref> This alleges that a prince acts out of self-motives, and not for the benefit of the whole of society, or the rulers of a republic on behalf of its citizens.
According to PsychCentral.com:
{{Cquote|“A Machiavellian personality is manipulative and strategic,” says Aimee Daramus, a clinical psychologist in Chicago. “When they have a goal, they think through how to achieve it very skillfully, but without any consideration for the feelings of other people involved.”