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1 Ded | obtain the good graces of a prince are accustomed to come before
2 Ded | people it needs to be a prince, and to understand that
3 I | hereditary state of the prince who has acquired them, as
4 I | accustomed to live under a prince, or to live in freedom;
5 I | either by the arms of the prince himself, or of others, or
6 II | accustomed to the family of their prince, than new ones; for it is
7 II | circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average powers to maintain
8 II | dominions. For the hereditary prince has less cause and less
9 III | which always causes a new prince to burden those who have
10 III | ill-treatment of the new prince. It is very true that, after
11 III | afterwards, because the prince, with little reluctance,
12 III | destroyed the family of the prince who was ruling them; because
13 III | by prompt recourse to the prince; thus, wishing to be good,
14 III | caution; as long as the prince resides there it can only
15 III | cavalry and infantry. A prince does not spend much on colonies,
16 III | colony is useful.~Again, the prince who holds a country differing
17 IV | different ways: either by a prince, with a body of servants,
18 IV | and permission; or by a prince and barons, who hold that
19 IV | not by the grace of the prince. Such barons have states
20 IV | states that are governed by a prince and his servants hold their
21 IV | his servants hold their prince in more consideration, because
22 IV | fear but the family of the prince, and, this being exterminated,
23 IV | exterminated the family of the prince, because the lords that
24 V | government, being created by the prince, knows that it cannot stand
25 V | accustomed to live under a prince, and his family is exterminated,
26 V | hand not having the old prince, cannot agree in making
27 V | slow to take up arms, and a prince can gain them to himself
28 VI | highest examples both of prince and of state; because men,
29 VI | principalities, where there is a new prince, more or less difficulty
30 VI | as the fact of becoming a prince from a private station presupposes
31 VI | facilitates matters when the prince, having no other state,
32 VI | lukewarmly, in such wise that the prince is endangered along with
33 VI | a private station to be Prince of Syracuse, nor did he,
34 VI | rewarded by being made their prince. He was of so great ability,
35 VII | methods of rising to be a prince by ability or fortune, I
36 VII | better precepts to give a new prince than the example of his
37 VII(9) | written ten years before “The Prince,” of the proceedings of
38 VIII | BY WICKEDNESS~ALTHOUGH a prince may rise from a private
39 VIII | private person becomes the prince of his country. And speaking
40 VIII | resolved to make himself prince and to seize by violence,
41 VIII | which he made himself the prince. He killed all the malcontents
42 VIII | And above all things, a prince ought to live amongst his
43 IX | leading citizen becomes the prince of his country, not by wickedness
44 IX | themselves, and they make him a prince, so that under his shadow
45 IX | themselves, and make him a prince so as to be defended by
46 IX | to be added also that a prince can never secure himself
47 IX | number. The worst that a prince may expect from a hostile
48 IX | to prevail. Further, the prince is compelled to live always
49 IX | themselves than to you, and a prince ought to guard against such,
50 IX | Therefore, one who becomes a prince through the favour of the
51 IX | to the people, becomes a prince by the favour of the nobles,
52 IX | by their favours; and the prince can win their affections
53 IX | repeat, it is necessary for a prince to have the people friendly,
54 IX | security in adversity.~Nabis17, Prince of the Spartans, sustained
55 IX | Florence. But granted a prince who has established himself
56 IX | or open defiance; and the prince has not the chance amid
57 IX | he can trust. For such a prince cannot rely upon what he
58 IX | tried once. Therefore a wise prince ought to adopt such a course
59 X | principalities: that is, whether a prince has such power that, in
60 X | uphold them.~Therefore, a prince who has a strong city, and
61 X | will make them forget their prince; to this I answer that a
62 X | powerful and courageous prince will overcome all such difficulties
63 X | much the less ought the prince to hesitate; because after
64 X | ready to unite with their prince, he appearing to be under
65 X | be difficult for a wise prince to keep the minds of his
66 XII | how necessary it is for a prince to have his foundations
67 XII | that the arms with which a prince defends his state are either
68 XII | resorted to, either by a prince or a republic, then the
69 XII | or a republic, then the prince ought to go in person and
70 XIII | arm, are employed when a prince is called in with his forces
71 XIII | auxiliaries, valour. The wise prince, therefore, has always avoided
72 XIV | XIV~THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART
73 XIV | SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR~A PRINCE ought to have no other aim
74 XIV | ignominies against which a prince ought to guard himself,
75 XIV | together. And therefore a prince who does not understand
76 XIV | knowledge of others. And the prince that lacks this skill lacks
77 XIV | advantage.~Philopoemen34, Prince of the Achaeans, among other
78 XIV | exercise the intellect the prince should read histories, and
79 XIV | Cyrus by Xenophon. A wise prince ought to observe some such
80 XV | the rules of conduct for a prince towards subject and friends.
81 XV | Hence it is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own
82 XV | imaginary things concerning a prince, and discussing those which
83 XV | be most praiseworthy in a prince to exhibit all the above
84 XVI | magnificence; so that a prince thus inclined will consume
85 XVI | being miserly.~Therefore, a prince, not being able to exercise
86 XVI | been reputed liberal. A prince, therefore, provided that
87 XVI | answer: Either you are a prince in fact, or in a way to
88 XVI | liberal, I reply: Either a prince spends that which is his
89 XVI | rapacious and hated. And a prince should guard himself, above
90 XVII | above, I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered
91 XVII | destroyed.35 Therefore a prince, so long as he keeps his
92 XVII | executions which originate with a prince offend the individual only.~
93 XVII | is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation
94 XVII | turn against you. And that prince who, relying entirely on
95 XVII | never fails.~Nevertheless a prince ought to inspire fear in
96 XVII | sooner lapse. But when a prince is with his army, and has
97 XVII | among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in
98 XVII | according to that of the prince, a wise prince should establish
99 XVII | that of the prince, a wise prince should establish himself
100 XVIII | praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live
101 XVIII | Therefore it is necessary for a prince to understand how to avail
102 XVIII | so it is necessary for a prince to know how to make use
103 XVIII | other is not durable. A prince, therefore, being compelled
104 XVIII | there ever be wanting to a prince legitimate reasons to excuse
105 XVIII | it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities
106 XVIII | understand this, that a prince, especially a new one, cannot
107 XVIII | about it.~For this reason a prince ought to take care that
108 XVIII | For that reason, let a prince have the credit of conquering
109 XVIII | no ground to rest on.~One prince41 of the present time, whom
110 XVIII(41)| Machiavelli was writing ‘The Prince’ it would have been clearly
111 XIX | this generality, that the prince must consider, as has been
112 XIX | irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as
113 XIX | or to get round him.~That prince is highly esteemed who conveys
114 XIX | difficulty. For this reason a prince ought to have two fears,
115 XIX | conspire secretly, from which a prince can easily secure himself
116 XIX | efficacious remedies that a prince can have against conspiracies
117 XIX | who conspires against a prince always expects to please
118 XIX | thoroughly obstinate enemy of the prince, to keep faith with you.~
119 XIX | but on the side of the prince there is the majesty of
120 XIX | Annibale Bentivoglio, who was prince in Bologna (grandfather
121 XIX | reason I consider that a prince ought to reckon conspiracies
122 XIX | most important objects a prince can have.~Among the best
123 XIX | further, I consider that a prince ought to cherish the nobles,
124 XIX | they loved the unaspiring prince, whilst the soldiers loved
125 XIX | soldiers loved the warlike prince who was bold, cruel, and
126 XIX | not, accordingly as the prince knew how to maintain authority
127 XIX | therefore, as I said before, a prince wishing to keep his state
128 XIX | actions of this man, as a new prince, were great, I wish to show
129 XIX | above, it is necessary for a prince to imitate.~Knowing the
130 XIX | can inflict them; but a prince may fear them the less because
131 XIX | because the sons of the old prince not the heirs, but he who
132 XIX | new ones; for although the prince is new, the constitution
133 XIX | his footsteps. Therefore a prince, new to the principality,
134 XX | 2. There never was a new prince who has disarmed his subjects;
135 XX | Therefore, as I have said, a new prince in a new principality has
136 XX | of examples. But when a prince acquires a new state, which
137 XX | therefore, weakness in the prince, because these factions
138 XX | she desires to make a new prince great, who has a greater
139 XX | many consider that a wise prince, when he has the opportunity,
140 XX | trusted. Pandolfo Petrucci, Prince of Siena, ruled his state
141 XX | tightly held to serve the prince with fidelity, inasmuch
142 XX | formed of them; and thus the prince always extracts more profit
143 XX | must not fail to warn a prince, who by means of secret
144 XX | that it is easier for the prince to make friends of those
145 XX | can be reasoned thus: the prince who has more to fear from
146 XX | have been of use to any prince, unless to the Countess
147 XXI | CHAPTER XXI~HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO
148 XXI | GAIN RENOWN~NOTHING makes a prince so much esteemed as great
149 XXI | can almost be called a new prince, because he has risen, by
150 XXI | Again, it much assists a prince to set unusual examples
151 XXI | much spoken about. And a prince ought, above all things,
152 XXI | great and remarkable man.~A prince is also respected when he
153 XXI | generally ruined. But when a prince declares himself gallantly
154 XXI | it is to be noted that a prince ought to take care never
155 XXI | for the above reasons, the prince ought to favour one of the
156 XXI | take the lesser evil.~A prince ought also to show himself
157 XXI | for fear of taxes; but the prince ought to offer rewards to
158 XXII | no little importance to a prince, and they are good or not
159 XXII | the discrimination of the prince. And the first opinion which
160 XXII | opinion which one forms of a prince, and of his understanding,
161 XXII | servant of Pandolfo Petrucci, Prince of Siena, who would not
162 XXII | honest.~But to enable a prince to form an opinion of his
163 XXII | himself, but always of his prince, and never pay any attention
164 XXII | to matters in which the prince is not concerned.~On the
165 XXII | keep his servant honest the prince ought to study him, honouring
166 XXIII | abates.~Therefore a wise prince ought to hold a third course
167 XXIII | rely on his resolutions.~A prince, therefore, ought always
168 XXIII | are some who think that a prince who conveys an impression
169 XXIII | which never fails: that a prince who is not wise himself
170 XXIII | state from him.~But if a prince who is not experienced should
171 XXIII | his own interests, and the prince will not know how to control
172 XXIII | born of the wisdom of the prince, and not the wisdom of the
173 XXIII | and not the wisdom of the prince from good counsels.~
174 XXIV | observed, will enable a new prince to appear well established,
175 XXIV | For the actions of a new prince are more narrowly observed
176 XXIV | the utmost defence for a prince if he fails them not in
177 XXIV | disgrace to him who, born a prince, shall lose his state by
178 XXV | particular, I say that a prince may be seen happy to-day
179 XXV | length, namely, that the prince who relies entirely upon
180 XXVI | were propitious to a new prince, and whether there were
181 XXVI | things concur to favour a new prince that I never knew a time
182 XXVI | themselves commanded by their prince, honoured by him, and maintained
183 XXVI | reputation and power upon a new prince.~This opportunity, therefore,
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