According to this view, Machiavelli was the first to understand  a difficult truth: the greater good of political stability is worth whatever unsavory tactics  are needed to attain it.
Segons aquesta perspectiva, Maquiavel va ser el primer  a entendre una veritat difícil: el bé superior de l'estabilitat política justifica tot tipus de tàctiques desagradables per a obtenir-la.