The Prince (Dover Thrift Editions)
Niccolò Machiavelli
Language: English
Pages: 80
ISBN: 0486272745
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Of the duke when he had only the French, when he had the Orsini and Vitelli, and when he had to rely on himself and his own soldiers. His reputation will be found to have constantly increased, and he was never so highly THE PRINCE 55 esteemed as when every one saw that he was the sole master of his forces. I do not wish to go away from re< ent Italian instances, but I cannot omit Hiero of Syracuse, whom I have already mentioned. This man being , as I said, made head of the army by the.
System of men-at-arms and infantry. Afterwards King Louis infantry and began to hire Swiss, which mistake being followed byothers is, as may now be seen, a cause of danger to that kingdom. For by giving such reputation to the Swiss, France has disheartened all her own troops, the infantry having been abolished and the men-at-arms being obliged to foreigners for assistance ; for being accustomed to fight with Swiss troops, they think his son abolished the they cannot conquer without them.
Those about him to such an extent that he was finally killed by a centurion in the midst of his army. Whence it is to be noted that this kind of death, which proceeds from the deliberate action of a determined man, cannot be avoided by princes, since any one who does not fear death himself can inflict it, but a prince need not fear much on this account, as such actions are extremely rare. He must only guard against committing any grave injury to any one he makes use of, or has about him for his.
Other, because he had at the commencement of his rule deferred going to Rome to take possession of the Imperial seat, and had obtained a reputation for great cruelty, having through his prefects in Rome and other parts of the empire committed many acts of cruelty. The whole world being thus moved by indignation for the baseness of his blood, and also by the hatred caused by fear of his ferocity, he was conspired against first by Africa and afterwards by the senate and all the people of Rome and.
Carry out, ; ing the reformer, his opponents do so with the zeal of partisans, the others only defend him halfheartedly, so that between them he runs great ' It is necessary, however, in order to danger. question, to examine whether these innovators are independent, or whether they depend upon others, that is to say, whether in order to carry out their designs they have to entreat or are able to force. In the first case they invariably succeed ill, and accomplish nothing ; but when they can.