by Nicolò Machiavelli

Written c. 1505, published 1515

Translated by W. K. Marriott
1908

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Table of Contents

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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