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1 Ded | understand the nature of the people it needs to be a prince,
2 Ded | princes it needs to be of the people.~Take then, your Magnificence,
3 III | customs are alike, and the people will easily be able to get
4 III(2)| France, “The Father of the People,” born 1462, died 1515.~
5 IV | as they cannot carry the people with them, for the reasons
6 IV | having no credit with the people; and as the conqueror did
7 VI | that he should find the people of Israel in Egypt enslaved
8 VI | mentioned, the nature of the people is variable, and whilst
9 VII | Cesare Borgia, called by the people Duke Valentino, acquired
10 VII | duchy of Urbino; and the people now beginning to appreciate
11 VII | himself in the minds of the people, and gain them entirely
12 VII | this spectacle caused the people to be at once satisfied
13 VII | beloved and feared by the people, to be followed and revered
14 VIII | morning he assembled the people and senate of Syracuse,
15 VIII | senators and the richest of the people; these dead, he seized and
16 VIII | palace, so that in fear the people were forced to obey him,
17 VIII | ought to live amongst his people in such a way that no unexpected
18 IX | either by the favour of the people or by the favour of the
19 IX | this it arises that the people do not wish to be ruled
20 IX | to rule and oppress the people; and from these two opposite
21 IX | is created either by the people or by the nobles, accordingly
22 IX | they cannot withstand the people, begin to cry up the reputation
23 IX | to their ambitions. The people, finding they cannot resist
24 IX | to it by the aid of the people, because the former finds
25 IX | but you can satisfy the people, for their object is more
26 IX | himself against a hostile people, because of their being
27 IX | may expect from a hostile people is to be abandoned by them;
28 IX | live always with the same people, but he can do well without
29 IX | through the favour of the people ought to keep them friendly,
30 IX | who, in opposition to the people, becomes a prince by the
31 IX | everything, to seek to win the people over to himself, and this
32 IX | their benefactor; thus the people quickly become more devoted
33 IX | for a prince to have the people friendly, otherwise he has
34 IX | have been sufficient if the people had been hostile. And do
35 IX | that ‘He who builds on the people, builds on the mud,’ for
36 IX | persuades himself that the people will free him when he is
37 IX | energy, keeps the whole people encouraged — such a one
38 X | and is not hated by his people.~The cities of Germany are
39 X | beyond this, to keep the people quiet and without loss to
40 X | the pursuit of which the people are supported; they also
41 X | whoever should reply: If the people have property outside the
42 X | when the spirits of the people are still hot and ready
43 XV | from the methods of other people. But, it being my intention
44 XVI | to unduly weigh down his people, and tax them, and do everything
45 XVI | enterprises without burdening his people; thus it comes to pass that
46 XVII | merciful than the Florentine people, who, to avoid a reputation
47 XVII | wont to injure the whole people, whilst those executions
48 XIX | excellent man and revered by his people, he can only be attacked
49 XIX | despised, and by keeping the people satisfied with him, which
50 XIX | hated and despised by the people, for he who conspires against
51 XIX | account of it he has the people for an enemy, and thus cannot
52 XIX | after his assassination the people rose and murdered all the
53 XIX | little account when his people hold him in esteem; but
54 XIX | desperation, and to keep the people satisfied and contented,
55 XIX | knowing the hatred of the people, founded in fear, against
56 XIX | nobles for favouring the people, and from the people for
57 XIX | the people, and from the people for favouring the nobles,
58 XIX | make himself hated by the people.~It may appear, perhaps,
59 XIX | and the insolence of the people only have to be contended
60 XIX | satisfaction both to soldiers and people; because the people loved
61 XIX | and people; because the people loved peace, and for this
62 XIX | should exercise upon the people, so that they could get
63 XIX | little about injuring the people. Which course was necessary,
64 XIX | the soldiers than to the people; a course which turned out
65 XIX | either to the soldiers or the people; and afterwards, being possessed
66 XIX | yourself — it may be either the people or the soldiers or the nobles —
67 XIX | of iniquity against the people; and all, except Severus,
68 XIX | soldiers friendly, although the people were oppressed by him, he
69 XIX | sight of the soldiers and people that the latter were kept
70 XIX | from that hatred which the people might have conceived against
71 XIX | admirable in the sight of the people and acceptable to the soldiers,
72 XIX | killed a large number of the people of Rome and all those of
73 XIX | his father to please his people and soldiers; but, being
74 XIX | indulge his rapacity upon the people; on the other hand, not
75 XIX | the Senate with all the people of Rome, and all Italy conspired
76 XIX | the soldiers than to the people, it is now more necessary
77 XIX | the Soldan, to satisfy the people rather than the soldiers,
78 XIX | the soldiers, because the people are the more powerful.~From
79 XIX | every consideration for the people, he should keep them his
80 XIX | that, without regard to the people, he must keep them his friends.
81 XX | has more to fear from the people than from foreigners ought
82 XX | foreigners than from the people ought to leave them alone.
83 XX | not to be hated by the people, because, although you may
84 XX | will not save you if the people hate you, for there will
85 XX | wanting foreigners to assist a people who have taken arms against
86 XX | foreigners could not assist the people. But fortresses were of
87 XX | attacked her, and when the people, her enemy, were allied
88 XX | to have been hated by the people than to have had the fortresses.
89 XX | about being hated by the people.~
90 XXI | of the Church and of the people to sustain his armies, and
91 XXI | have kept the minds of his people in suspense and admiration
92 XXI | he ought to entertain the people with festivals and spectacles
93 XXIV | either to have had the people hostile, or if he has had
94 XXIV | hostile, or if he has had the people friendly, he has not known
95 XXIV | knew how to attract the people and secure the nobles, he
96 XXIV | and they hoped that the people, disgusted with the insolence
97 XXVI | honour to him and good to the people of this country, it appears
98 XXVI | it was necessary that the people of Israel should be captive
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