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The Prince

By Niccolò Machiavelli · 7 chapters · Free to read

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1: CHAPTER I. HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED
2. Chapter 2: CHAPTER II. CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES
3. Chapter 3: CHAPTER III. CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES
4. Chapter 4: CHAPTER IV. WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH
5. Chapter 5: CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED
6. Chapter 6: CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY
7. Chapter 7: CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE