Ahakoa te wā, ka tāpae mai a Machiavelli i tētahi tirohanga whakawhitiwhiti, ahakoa he aha te āhua o te tōrangapū, ma te pai me te kino e whakamahia noatia ana hei whakamutu — i.e., te tango me te tautiakitanga o te kaha pūmau.