Reply #26: Rove's Machiavellian principles: [View All]

[teryang]

1. An illegitimate leader can evade and stigmatize questions concerning his credentials by creating an enemy threat abroad.

2. The military dictator is the ideal leader for "the republic."

3. Prosecution against political slander or libel is a most admirable political process.

All three of these principles are discussed at length in either the Prince or the Discourses.