Machiavellians

The Machiavellians is sub-titled Defenders of Freedom.

James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution 1946

In respect of the interior principles of their minds, of which they know little, they are like those called Machiavellians, who make murder, adultery, theft and false witness, viewed in themselves, of no account; if they reason against them it is only out of prudence not to appear to be of that nature.

Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence Emanuel Swedenborg 1730

They contain inaccurate perceptions that can be manipulated by talking heads and power hungry Machiavellians.

Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Common Sense 2009

True Machiavellians, U.S. diplomats have even noted that the friction between Venezuela and Brazil "provides an opportunity."

Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks: Fissures Over South American Left Integration Nikolas Kozloff 2011

True Machiavellians, U.S. diplomats have even noted that the friction between Venezuela and Brazil "provides an opportunity."

Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks: Fissures Over South American Left Integration Nikolas Kozloff 2011

On the other hand, perhaps Cameron and Clegg are not the Machiavellians.

What would Machiavelli think of David Cameron? Jonathan Jones 2010

When the Republicans 'useful idiots were so-called "values voters," the Machiavellians could concede on the issues that mattered to their base -- abortion mainly -- and then see to it that their paymasters make off like bandits.

Andrew Levine: Republican Machiavellians: Scourge of Democrats -- For Tea Partiers, Not So Much 2010

If the Machiavellians who attend to their affairs succeed, the plutocrats should beware of getting what they want.

Andrew Levine: Republican Machiavellians: Scourge of Democrats -- For Tea Partiers, Not So Much 2010

Far be it from me to accuse Schumer of being part of "the best and the brightest" (even in the pejorative sense the term is generally used), but these are the Machiavellians who bring blight on liberal administrations 'declared ambitions to be more compassionate than their heartless predecessors.

Anis Shivani: Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes 2010

Far be it from me to accuse Schumer of being part of "the best and the brightest" (even in the pejorative sense the term is generally used), but these are the Machiavellians who bring blight on liberal administrations 'declared ambitions to be more compassionate than their heartless predecessors.

Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes 2010