Machiavelli/US Policy

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…they must learn to cater to majority needs, because it is the majority that will keep them in power. Milosovich attempted to apply these principles, but failed. The United States has used these principles to ensure not only national affluence and power, but also to maintain international influence. Still, it sometimes fails to distinguish (as it did in Bosnia) between what is politically necessary and what is merely an extension of American morals and values