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Contents

1Introduction 2Literature And Death 3The Man And His Works 4The Prince 5And By What Means They Are Acquired 6Concerning Hereditary Principalities 7Concerning Mixed Principalities 8Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death 9Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed 10By One'S Own Arms And Ability 11By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune 12Concerning A Civil Principality 13Ought To Be Measured 14Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities 15Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One'S Own 16Are Praised Or Blamed 17Concerning Liberality And Meanness 18To Be Loved Than Feared 19Concerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith 20That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated 21Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?22How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown 23Concerning The Secretaries Of Princes 24How Flatterers Should Be Avoided 25Why The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States 26An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians 27VII.28Pagolo, And The Duke Di Gravina Orsini 29Nicol Machiavelli 30Written By Nicolo Machiavelli 31Zanobi Buondelmonti 32Castruccio Castracani

About this book

The founding text of modern political thought, and the origin of the word 'Machiavellian'.

Readership score42.7 / 100

Goodreads ratings181,980

? Question to Ponder ▾

The chapters on auxiliary and mercenary troops argue a state must arm its own people. What does Machiavelli's military advice reveal about his view of citizens?

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