Friday, May 17, 2013

The Prince

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Written c. 1505, published 1515

Translated by W. K. Marriott
1908


Rendered into HTML by Jon Roland of the Constitution Society


Table of Contents

Chapter IHow Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired
Chapter IIConcerning Hereditary Principalities
Chapter IIIConcerning Mixed Principalities
Chapter IVWhy The Kingdom Of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors Of Alexander At His Death
Chapter VConcerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
Chapter VIConcerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One's Own Arms And Ability
Chapter VIIConcerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms Of Others Or By Good Fortune
Chapter VIIIConcerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness
Chapter IXConcerning A Civil Principality
Chapter XConcerning The Way In Which The Strength Of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured
Chapter XIConcerning Ecclesiastical Principalities
Chapter XIIHow Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries
Chapter XIIIConcerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One's Own
Chapter XIVThat Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of The Art Of War
Chapter XVConcerning Things For Which Men, And Especially Princes, Are Praised Or Blamed
Chapter XVIConcerning Liberality And Meanness
Chapter XVIIConcerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
Chapter XVIIIConcerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith
Chapter XIXThat One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated
Chapter XXAre Fortresses, And Many Other Things To Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?
Chapter XXIHow A Prince Should Conduct Himself As To Gain Renown
Chapter XXIIConcerning The Secretaries Of Princes
Chapter XXIIIHow Flatterers Should Be Avoided
Chapter XXIVThe Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States
Chapter XXVWhat Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs, And How To Withstand Her
Chapter XXVIAn Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians

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Source: http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm

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