Political Science · Western Political Thought
Niccolo Machiavelli placed the State above morality because he believed that: Statement (i): The needs and demands of the State should be given priority because the State is the best form of social organization and the most essential institution for human security and welfare. Statement (ii): If the State uses only moral means to fulfill its objective, then it will be impossible to control the egoistic and aggressive tendencies of man. Statement (iii): The State was only an immoral institution. Select the correct option among the following:
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- 1Only statements (i) and (ii) are true✓
- 2All statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are true
- 3All statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are false
- 4Only statement (iii) is true
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Only statements (i) and (ii) are true
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