Sapunapi, Machiavelli nelatarang indik pandangan politik sané pragmatis miwaha konsekuensialis akidik sané kapatutang miwah kakaonang wantah sarana sané kaanggé nyujur tatujon - inggih punika pikolih miwah kapiaradi.
At any rate, Machiavelli presents a pragmatic and somewhat consequentialist view of politics, whereby good and evil are mere means used to bring about an end—i.e., the acquisition and maintenance of absolute power.