Machiavelli's Emphasis That the Ends Justify the Means Had Been

question 91

Multiple Choice

Machiavelli's emphasis that the ends justify the means had been expressed earlier by

• A) China's Confucius.
• B) Japan's Minamoto.
• C) India's Kautilya.
• D) Rome's Cicero.
• E) Persia's Zarathustra.

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