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But the power to tax also is the lifeblood of powerful manipulators of the political system.
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Indeed from the standpoint of a cynical manipulator we could even invert his logic.
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Research has shown that so-called Machiavellians can be effective manipulators of other people.
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This argument has received wide currency, in part because it again presents Gloucester as the victim of circumstances rather than their manipulator .