Prime Minister Hun Sen, in his speech in Siem Reap City on Monday, said that more people should be arrested for involving in the alleged conspiracy with Mr. Kem Sokha, a well-known opposition leader who was arrested and accused by the prime minister for treason following a video clip posed on the Internet.
"[...] We are working on it. My message is the arrest of one man is not the end yet, it is an organized crime [...]," said Prime Minister Hun Sen.
He also said that for their own benefits, the US dropped tons of bombs to kill Cambodian people, and the UN has been recognizing the Khmer Rouge government as the only legal government representing Cambodia at the UN, although the Khmer Rouge had committed genocide against their own people. As for the premier, what he is doing is only to enforce the laws and to defend the nation.
Relating to this issue, an anonymous political analyst said that what Prime Minister Hun Sen said about what the US and the UN did in the past is to remind us about Machiavelli's political theory.
To the Machiavellian person, «the ends justify the means.» This means that the Machiavellian persons consider their goals to be the most important, and they would use any method to achieve them.
In his book «The Prince», Machiavelli pointed out that it is the responsibility of the ruler to ensure the well-being of his country. To this end, the ruler could use any possible means, even by deception, treacheries, and intrigues. And the ruler's personal morality is much less important than the good of the state, because he will be judged by the results of his reign rather than the means he used. Moreover, a prudent ruler must not always keep his promise.
"In the actions of all men, especially princes, where there is no recourse to justice, the end is all that counts. A prince should only be concerned with conquering or maintaining a state, for the means will always be judged to be honorable and praiseworthy by each and every person, because the masses always follow appearances and the outcomes of affairs, and the world is nothing than the masses. [...] A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise," wrote Mr. Machiavelli in his book The Prince.
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