Preface
1
The
Various Kinds of Government
and
the Ways by Which They Are
Established
2
Of
Hereditary Monarchies
3
Of
Mixed Monarchies
4
Why
the Kingdom of Darius, Occupied by Alexander,
Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of the Latter
After His Death
5
The
Way to Govern Cities or Dominions That,
Previous to Being Occupied, Lived Under Their Own Laws
6
Of
New Dominions Which Have
Been Acquired by One’s Own Arms and Ability
7
Of
New Dominions Acquired
by the Power of Others or by Fortune
8
Of
Those Who Have Attained
the Position of Prince by Villainy
9
Of
the Civic Principality
10
How
the Strength of All States Should Be Measured
11
Of
Ecclesiastical Principalities
12
The
Different Kinds of Militia and Mercenary Soldiers
l3
Of
Auxiliary, Mixed, and Native Troops
14
The
Duties of a Prince with Regard to the Militia
15
Of
the Things for Which Men,
and Especially Princes, Are Praised or Blamed
16
Of
Liberality and Niggardliness
17
Of
Cruelty and Clemency,
and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved or Feared
18
In
What Way Princes Must Keep Faith
19
That
We Must Avoid Being Despised and Hated
20
Whether
Fortresses and Other Things
Which Princes Often Contrive Are Useful or Injurious
21
How
a Prince Must Act in Order to Gain Reputation
22
Of
the Secretaries of Princes
23
How
Flatterers Must Be Shunned
24
Why
the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States
25
How
Much Fortune Can Do
in Human Affairs and How It May Be Opposed
26
Exhortation
to Liberate Italy from the Barbarians
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