Machiavellianism a life of writing, which led to the publishing of his most famous work, "The Prince." The book would become infamous for its recommendation for rulers to be ready to act in unscrupulous ways, such as resorting to deceit and cunning, political assassination, and the usage of fear as a means of keeping order. In the 16th century, immediately following the publication of "The Prince", Machiavellianism was seen as a foreign plague infecting northern European politics, originating in Italy, and having first infected France. It was in this context that the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572 in Paris came
The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu Elders of Zion", an infamous Russian-made antisemitic literary forgery. There is an abundance of evidence that "The Protocols" were lavishly plagiarized from Joly's book. Italian writer Umberto Eco claims that in the "Dialogue" Joly plagiarized seven pages or more from a popular novel "Les Mystères du peuple" by Eugene Sue. The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (in the original French "Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu ou la politique de Machiavel au XIXe siècle") is a political satire written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime