One important goal of the american indian movement in the 1960s was

American Indian Movement (AIM), Native American civil-rights activist organization, founded in 1968 to encourage self-determination among Native Americans and to establish international recognition of their treaty rights.

I believe that the answer to the question provided above is that the  Machiavelli consider to be the most effective way in which an
efficient ruler may use cruelty to gain what he wants is by using his power over those who are powerless.
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