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The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

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  • Book language: English
  • 142 pages

The Prince is Niccolò Machiavelli's political treatise, written in 1513 and published after his death. In short chapters it examines how a ruler gains, keeps and loses power, drawing on historical examples. Brief and pointed, it remains a striking introduction to classic thinking about politics and statecraft.

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The Prince
by Nicolo Machiavelli
Translated by W. K. Marriott
Contents
INTRODUCTION
YOUTH Æt. 1-25—1469-94
OFFICE Æt. 25-43—1494-1512
LITERATURE AND DEATH Æt. 43-58—1512-27
THE MAN AND HIS WORKS
DEDICATION
THE PRINCE
CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE,
AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED
CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES
CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES

CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY
ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF
ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH
CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR
PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE
THEY WERE ANNEXED
CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE
ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY
CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE
ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD
FORTUNE
CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A
PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS
CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY
CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH
OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED
CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES
CHAPTER XII. HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE AND
CONCERNING MERCENARIES
CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY,
AND ONE’S OWN
CHAPTER XIV. THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE
SUBJECT OF WAR
CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND
ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED
CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND
WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED
CHAPTER XVIII. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES
SHOULD KEEP FAITH
CHAPTER XIX. THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND
HATED
CHAPTER XX. ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO
WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?

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Contents

  1. The Prince
  2. Translated by W. K. Marriott
  3. Contents
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. YOUTH — Æt. 1-25—1469-94
  6. OFFICE — Æt. 25-43—1494-1512
  7. LITERATURE AND DEATH — Æt. 43-58—1512-27
  8. THE MAN AND HIS WORKS
  9. DEDICATION
  10. THE PRINCE
  11. CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED
  12. CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES
  13. CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES
  14. CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS
  15. CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEX
  16. CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY
  17. CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE
  18. CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS
  19. CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY
  20. CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED
  21. CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES
  22. CHAPTER XII. HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES
  23. CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE’S OWN
  24. CHAPTER XIV. THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR
  25. CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED
  26. CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS
  27. CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED
  28. CHAPTER XVIII.[1] CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH
  29. CHAPTER XIX. THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED
  30. CHAPTER XX. ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?

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