Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Sunni concepts | Concept (1106) | Machiavellianism is the source of inspiration for most fascist, communist and capitalist leaders
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Machiavellianism is the source of inspiration for fascist, communist, and capitalist leaderships.
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Mussolini chose the book *The Prince* as the subject of his doctoral thesis.
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Hitler used to keep the book near his bed and read from it every night before sleeping.
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Lenin and Stalin were also students of this philosophy.
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The spirit of Machiavellianism is clearly manifested in the words of Engels:
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"The morality we believe in is any action that leads to the victory of our principles,"
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"regardless of whether this action contradicts established morality."
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Lenin also said:
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"A true communist militant must be practiced in all forms of deception, fraud, and misinformation."
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"For the struggle for communism blesses every means that achieves communism."
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Miles Copeland, the author of the book *The Game of Nations*, asserts
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that Machiavellianism is the methodology of American capitalist politics.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.