THE PRINCE
by Nicolò Machiavelli
Written c. 1505
Translated by W. K. Marriott
Table of Contents
English | Italiano
Dedication: To the Magnificent Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici
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 The Art 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?
Chapter XXI: How A Prince Should Conduct Himself As To Gain Renown
Chapter XXII: Concerning The Secretaries Of Princes
Chapter XXIII: How Flatterers Should Be Avoided
Chapter XXIV: The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States
Chapter XXV: What Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs, And How To Withstand Her
Chapter XXVI: An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians
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