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 1 XX|               CHAPTER XX~ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO
 2 XX| governments; some have built fortresses; some have overthrown and
 3 XX|      by factions and Pisa by fortresses; and with this idea they
 4 XX|      more securely, to build fortresses that may serve as a bridle
 5 XX|    been seen to demolish two fortresses in Citta di Castello so
 6 XX|      the foundations all the fortresses in that province, and considered
 7 XX|  came to a similar decision. Fortresses, therefore, are useful or
 8 XX|    foreigners ought to build fortresses, but he who has more to
 9 XX|    although you may hold the fortresses, yet they will not save
10 XX|  seen in our times that such fortresses have been of use to any
11 XX|   not assist the people. But fortresses were of little value to
12 XX|  people than to have had the fortresses. All these things considered
13 XX|  shall praise him who builds fortresses as well as him who does