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Tag Archives: Machiavelli

Famous Misquotes No. 3

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Clodagh Phelan
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“The ends justify the means.”

If you think this is a quote from Machiavelli, you’re mistaken. Along with most of the people on the planet.

Because he never said it.

What he did say was: “One must consider the final result.”

Which means something altogether different.

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