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Have you ever thought that cruelty and villainy could be utilized in a manor that produced a positive outcome? Probably not, but for a medieval theorist named Niccolo Machiavelli, this was his main viewpoint on ruling a country. He believed that the only way to successfully rule a country was to use cruelty while striving for a stronger and larger empire. Though he didn’t exactly believe that treachery was a noble attribute to execute, he believed it was the only thing that could be done. He also believed that there was a right and a wrong way to use cruelty. Machiavelli said that the only thing you must ask yourself is, “does the end justify the means.” By this he means, “did you have a positive outcome or will your empire weaken?” A pure example of this theory is the United State government’s role in the Vietnam War and its shaming outcome. Three important points were that the government lost a lot of public