Nicolo Machiavelli
The Prince
Table of Contents
The Prince
- Introduction
- Dedication
- How Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired
- Concerning Hereditary Principalities
- Concerning Mixed Principalities
- Why The Kingdom Of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death
- Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
- Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms And Ability
- Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune
- Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness
- Concerning A Civil Principality
- Concerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured
- Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities
- How Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries
- Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One's Own
- That Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of The Art Of War
- Concerning Things For Which Men, And Especially Princes, Are Praised Or Blamed
- Concerning Liberality And Meanness
- Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
- Concerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith
- That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated
- Are Fortresses, And Many Other Things To Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?
- How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown
- Concerning The Secretaries Of Princes
- How Flatterers Should Be Avoided
- Why The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States
- What Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs And How To Withstand Her
- An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians
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