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 1     II, II  |       could, for it would be the destruction of the state. Again, a state
 2     II, II  |       cities is in reality their destruction; but surely the good of
 3     II, VIII|       were the survivors of some destruction, may be supposed to have
 4     II, X   |        is this but the temporary destruction of the state and dissolution
 5      V, I   |          they are; what modes of destruction apply to particular states,
 6      V, VIII| opposites produce opposites, and destruction is the opposite of preservation.~
 7      V, IX  |     causes of the revolution and destruction of states, and the means
 8      V, X   |  monarchy, and the causes of its destruction and preservation. What I
 9      V, X   |          frequent cause of their destruction. Thus we see that most of
10      V, X   |        are two ways in which the destruction may come about; (1) when
11      V, X   |    monarchies a further cause of destruction is the fact that kings often
12      V, X   |        they like him or not.~The destruction of monarchies is to be attributed
13     VI, I   |          have also spoken of the destruction and preservation of constitutions,
14     VI, I   |    remarked when speaking of the destruction and preservation of states.
15     VI, V   |  concerning the preservation and destruction of states; he should guard