Book, Chapter
1 Int | downfall of the Florentine Republic in 1512. His unusual ability
2 Int | Gonfaloniere of the Florentine Republic, and the restoration of
3 Int | treat principally of the Republic, and here Machiavelli’s
4 Int | here Machiavelli’s model republic was the Roman commonwealth,
5 Int | be established; nor can a republic be established where there
6 Int | After the downfall of the Republic and Machiavelli’s release
7 I, II | the evils which arise to a republic or a kingdom by a change
8 I, VI | Venetians, theirs being a republic, which, both on account
9 I, VI | himself the head of the Roman republic; restoring it to its ancient
10 I, VII | the nobility, and their republic being wholly in the hands
11 II, I | or of a well-regulated republic, or that confers so many
12 II, I | reputation of the Roman republic gave birth, caused the inhabitants,
13 II, II | who loved the good of the republic, determined to reunite the
14 II, II | distributed the offices of the republic. Having formed this government,
15 II, III | hold the government of the republic two months, and chosen from
16 II, IV | or the well-being of the republic, were very much afraid that
17 II, IV | against the liberties of the republic. Both parties being in arms,
18 II, IV | while at the head of the republic, conducted themselves with
19 II, IV | he saw the offices of the republic administered by many inferior
20 II, V | Stinche. The leaders of the republic also re-established the
21 II, VIII| Lucca, had lent money to the republic; increased the old taxes,
22 III, I | obtain the sovereignty of the republic by overcoming his enemy.
23 III, I | Nor is it possible for a republic to enact a law more pernicious
24 III, I | involved the ruin of the republic, and their enemies, the
25 III, I | assemble for the ruin of the republic are fearless, so still less
26 III, I | daily increasing in our republic, and to offer our assistance
27 III, I | themselves masters of the republic; and knowing they have no
28 III, I | can be no difficulty. Our republic might more especially than
29 III, I | provide for the safety of the republic. It is usually found that
30 III, I | arose, which brought the republic into still greater danger.
31 III, II | the influence of which the republic was being ruined, he had
32 III, II | either to the benefit of the republic or of the people generally,
33 III, III | much more injurious to the republic than anything that had hitherto
34 III, III | to take possession of the republic, their design became known
35 III, IV | and dishonorable to the republic, were for fear of further
36 III, IV | malice or ambition, the republic would have been completely
37 III, V | the time; but though the republic was rescued from the power
38 III, V | means of some prince or republic, spreading reports tending
39 III, V | Signory, were to purge the republic of all suspected by the
40 III, VI | admirable defense, for a republic, must have been ruined,
41 III, VII | undertake the government of the republic. To this Veri replied: “
42 III, VII | almost at the head of the republic), could not enjoy repose
43 III, VII | having slain them, reform the republic according to their own will.
44 IV, II | great mischief upon the republic; because evil counsel is
45 IV, III | their friends; nor was the republic less grateful; for as long
46 IV, III | affairs to manage those of the republic should be less burdened
47 IV, III | not like to labor for the republic might cease to do so; for
48 IV, IV | enterprise beneficial to the republic, or induced by his own ambition
49 IV, IV | the injuries done to the republic by the governor of Lucca;
50 IV, IV | the greatness of their own republic.~The question having been
51 IV, IV | subjects of the Florentine republic. Astorre pretended to accept
52 IV, V | revered the name of this noble republic as the leader and head of
53 IV, V | slander so just and pious a republic, with the baseness and perfidy
54 IV, VI | house, as well as for our republic, if thou and those who follow
55 IV, VI | how the condition of our republic would be ameliorated; for
56 IV, VI | malice, are ready to sell the republic at any time, and fortune
57 IV, VI | would unite and secure the republic, and crown the Gonfalonier
58 V, I | finding that such a powerful republic would so humble itself to
59 V, II | instrumental in subjecting the republic to Filippo, was Francesco
60 V, II | greater disease can afflict a republic than slavery? and what remedy
61 V, IV | led the forces of their republic, quite unexpectedly resigned
62 V, IV | determine, the safety of the republic seemed to depend. Being
63 V, IV | source of ruin both to this republic and our own, and that the
64 V, IV | better condition, and your republic would have been free from
65 V, V | had become an enemy of the republic, from finding that the arrangements
66 V, VI | patriarch’s malevolence. The republic everywhere exercised the
67 V, VII | have been a friend of the republic and congratulating you on
68 V, VII | great a fault against the republic of Florence; that, every
69 V, VII | fortune, it might injure the republic, and it was not himself
70 VI, I | for which wars are made. A republic or a prince is enriched
71 VI, II | were sent to him by that republic, promising him Milan, if
72 VI, III | captain—Milan becomes a republic—The pope endeavors to restore
73 VI, III | inclined to establish a republic; others wished to choose
74 VI, III | the rest, and organized a republic, to which many cities of
75 VI, III | command the forces of the new republic, with the same remuneration
76 VI, IV | seemed the fate of their republic to lose by war and win by
77 VI, IV | considered it better for the republic of Florence and for Italy,
78 VI, IV | of its advantage to the republic, but to prevent the count,
79 VI, IV | beneficial both to Italy and the republic; for it was unwise to imagine
80 VI, V | the city on the Venetian republic; showed what an extent of
81 VI, V | give offense to so great a republic; but if they were worthy
82 VI, V | tending to the injury of the republic. The League with the duke
83 VI, VI | ancestors and himself to their republic, and induce him to continue
84 VI, VI | attached to the Florentine republic, submitted unwillingly.~
85 VI, VI | fortress for the Florentine republic. When this circumstance
86 VII, I | that those who think a republic may be kept in perfect unity
87 VII, I | prosperity. The legislator of a republic, since it is impossible
88 VII, I | benefit, they do not injure a republic, but contribute to its welfare;
89 VII, I | heard themselves and the republic mentioned in the open streets
90 VII, I | he had performed for the republic, as made a knight, and to
91 VII, I | Alfonso against the Florentine republic, Cosmo, by his commercial
92 VII, I | Alfonso to complain of the republic, he uncovered his head,
93 VII, II | afterward under the Milanese republic, so that by frequent intercourse
94 VII, II | nothing so important to the republic, and to the whole of Italy,
95 VII, II | in which case ruin of the republic would be inevitable.~The
96 VII, III | and the stability of the republic, without injury to any,
97 VII, IV | future usefulness to the republic.~Among the principal citizens
98 VII, VI | the condottieri of their republic. The term of his engagement
99 VII, VI | father in the affairs of that republic, and attacked them with
100 VII, VI | to be born and live in a republic. He endeavored to show that
101 VIII, II | conduct the affairs of this republic, if you did not contribute
102 VIII, II | against the liberties of this republic? Why break the long-continued
103 VIII, III | menaced and injured the republic with pontifical maledictions.
104 VIII, IV | the enemy at bay till the republic was able to collect its
105 VIII, IV | thought most useful for the republic.~At this time Roberto da
106 VIII, IV | of money, the head of the republic in the power of the king,
107 VIII, IV | the treaty between the republic of Florence and the king,
108 VIII, IV | then available, for the republic had formed a new alliance
109 VIII, IV | recent events, that their republic might escape slavery, which
110 VIII, VI | war, many years ago, the republic, being unable to satisfy
111 VIII, VI | interference on the part of the republic. Hence the affections of
112 VIII, VI | frequent changes of the republic, which is sometimes under
113 VIII, VI | as the government of the republic was the prize for which
114 VIII, VI | possession of the whole city, the republic will become more distinguished
115 VIII, VI | demand its surrender to their republic, on account of its having
116 VIII, VI | omitted as rebels against the republic of Milan, and unjust occupiers
117 VIII, VII | Venice, to learn how that republic was disposed. They demanded
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