Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius. Niccolò Machiavelli

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CHAPTER III.— That to preserve a newly acquired Freedom we must slay. the Sons of Brutus.

       CHAPTER IV.— That an Usurper is never safe in his Princedom while those. live whom he has deprived of it.

       CHAPTER V.— How an Hereditary King may come to lose his Kingdom.

       CHAPTER VI.— Of Conspiracies.

       CHAPTER VII.— Why it is that changes from Freedom to Servitude, and. from Servitude to Freedom, are sometimes made without Bloodshed, but at. other times reek with Blood .

       CHAPTER VIII.— That he who would effect Changes in a Commonwealth, must. give heed to its Character and Condition

       CHAPTER IX.— That to enjoy constant good Fortune we must change with. the Times.

       CHAPTER X.— That a Captain cannot escape Battle when his Enemy forces. it on him at all risks.

       CHAPTER XI.— That one who has to contend with many, though he be weaker. than they, will prevail if he can withstand their first onset.

       CHAPTER XII.— A prudent Captain will do what he can to make it. necessary for his own Soldiers to fight, and to relieve his Enemy from. that necessity.

       CHAPTER XIII.— Whether we may trust more to a valiant Captain with a. weak Army, or to a valiant Army with a weak Captain.

       CHAPTER XIV.— Of the effect produced in Battle by strange and. unexpected Sights or Sounds.

       CHAPTER XV.— That one and not many should head an Army: and why it is. harmful to have more Leaders than one.

       CHAPTER XVI.— That in Times of Difficulty true Worth is sought after;. whereas in quiet Times it is not the most deserving, but those who are. recommended by Wealth or Connection who are most in favour.

       CHAPTER XVII.— That we are not to offend a Man, and then send him to. fill an important Office or Command.

       CHAPTER XVIII.— That it is the highest Quality of a Captain to be able. to forestall the designs of his Adversary.

       CHAPTER XIX.— Whether Indulgence or Severity be more necessary for. controlling a Multitude.

       CHAPTER XX.— How one humane act availed more with the men of Falerii,. than all the might of the Roman Arms.

       CHAPTER XXI.— How it happened that Hannibal pursuing a course contrary. to that taken by Scipio, wrought the same results in Italy which the. other achieved in Spain.

       Chapter XXII.— That the severity of Manlius Torquatus and the. gentleness of Valerius Corvinus won for both the same Glory.

       CHAPTER XXIII.— Why Camillus was banished from Rome.

       CHAPTER XXIV.— That prolonged Commands brought Rome to Servitude .

       CHAPTER XXV.— Of the poverty of Cincinnatus and of many other Roman. Citizens.

       CHAPTER XXVI.— How Women are a cause of the ruin of States.

       CHAPTER XXVII.

       CHAPTER XXVIII.

       CHAPTER XXIX.— That the Faults of a People are due to its Prince.

       CHAPTER XXX.— That a Citizen who seeks by his personal influence to. render signal service to his Country, must first stand clear of Envy.. How a City should prepare for its defence on the approach of an Enemy.

       CHAPTER XXXI.— That strong Republics and valiant Men preserve through. every change the same Spirit and Bearing.

       CHAPTER XXXII.— Of the methods which some have used to make Peace. impossible .

       CHAPTER XXXIII.— That to insure victory in battle you must inspire your. Men with confidence in one another and in you.

       CHAPTER XXXIV.— By what reports, rumours, or surmises the Citizens of. a Republic are led to favour a Fellow-citizen: and-whether the. Magistracies are bestowed with better judgment by a People or by a. Prince.

       CHAPTER XXXV.— Of the Danger incurred in being the first to recommend. new Measures; and that the more unusual the Measures the greater the. Danger .

       CHAPTER XXXVI.— Why it has been and still may be affirmed of the Gauls,. that at the beginning of a fray they are more than Men, but afterwards. less than Women .

       CHAPTER XXXVII.— Whether a general engagement should be preceded by. skirmishes; and how, avoiding these, we may get knowledge of a new. Enemy.

      

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