Machiavelli’s statement “… It appears to me more appropriate to follow up the real truth of the matter rather than the imagination of it …” can best be paraphrased as, _____. A. It is more appropriate to imagine an ideal world than it is to confront evil. B. It is more appropriate to not imagine anything about the morality of a leader. C. It is more appropriate to state things as they are rather than as we imagine them to be.