anarchism

• the political belief that there should be little or no formal or official organization to society but that people should work freely together

anarchism

• a doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty.
• the methods or practices of anarchists, as the use of violence to undermine government.

anarchism

• a theory that advocates the abolition of all forms of government as a necessary step towards achieving political and social liberty.

Machiavelli and anarchism

Machiavelli is strongly against anarchists. According to him, the role of a prince is to lead a principality - by force if required.

Machiavelli also states that nothing makes a principality stronger than good laws and a good government.