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The Prince
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, a public-domain English classic presented in a clean, phone-friendly edition. Browse this historical classic free on Soma.
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01CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED# The Prince→02CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES## CHAPTER II.→03CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES## CHAPTER III.→04CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH## CHAPTER IV.→05CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED## CHAPTER V.→06CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY## CHAPTER VI.→07CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE## CHAPTER VII.→08CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS## CHAPTER VIII.→09CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY## CHAPTER IX.→10CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED## CHAPTER X.→11CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES## CHAPTER XI.→12CHAPTER XII. HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES## CHAPTER XII.→13CHAPTER XIII. CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE’S OWN## CHAPTER XIII.→14CHAPTER XIV. THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR## CHAPTER XIV.→15CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED## CHAPTER XV.→16CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS## CHAPTER XVI.→17CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED## CHAPTER XVII.→18CHAPTER XVIII.[1] CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH## CHAPTER XVIII.[1] CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH→19CHAPTER XIX. THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED## CHAPTER XIX.→20CHAPTER XX. ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL?## CHAPTER XX.→21CHAPTER XXI. HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN## CHAPTER XXI.→22CHAPTER XXII. CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES## CHAPTER XXII.→23CHAPTER XXIII. HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED## CHAPTER XXIII.→24CHAPTER XXIV. WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES## CHAPTER XXIV.→25CHAPTER XXV. WHAT FORTUNE CAN EFFECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS AND HOW TO WITHSTAND HER## CHAPTER XXV.→26CHAPTER XXVI. AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS## CHAPTER XXVI.→