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conquered；　great　ease　in　holding　it。　The　causes　of　thedifficulties　in　seizing　the　kingdom　of　the　Turk　are　that　the　usurpercannot　be　called　in　by　the　princes　of　the　kingdom；　nor　can　he　hope　to　beassisted　in　his　designs　by　the　revolt　of　those　whom　the　lord　has　aroundhim。　This　arises　from　the　reasons　given　above；　for　his　ministers；　beingall　slaves　and　bondmen；　can　only　be　corrupted　with　great　difficulty；　andone　can　expect　little　advantage　from　them　when　they　have　been　corrupted；as　they　cannot　carry　the　people　with　them；　for　the　reasons　assigned。Hence；　he　who　attacks　the　Turk　must　bear　in　mind　that　he　will　find　himunited；　and　he　will　have　to　rely　more　on　his　own　strength　than　on　therevolt　of　others；　but；　if　once　the　Turk　has　been　conquered；　and　routedin　the　field　in　such　a　way　that　he　cannot　replace　his　armies；　there　isnothing　to　fear　but　the　family　of　the　prince；　and；　this　beingexterminated；　there　remains　no　one　to　fear；　the　others　having　no　creditwith　the　people；　and　as　the　conqueror　did　not　rely　on　them　before　hisvictory；　so　he　ought　not　to　fear　them　after　it。The　contrary　happens　in　kingdoms　governed　like　that　of　France；　becauseone　can　easily　enter　there　by　gaining　over　some　baron　of　the　kingdom；for　one　always　finds　malcontents　and　such　as　desire　a　change。　Such　men；for　the　reasons　given；　can　open　the　way　into　the　state　and　render　thevictory　easy；　but　if　you　wish　to　hold　it　afterwards；　you　meet　withinfinite　difficulties；　both　from　those　who　have　assisted　you　and　fromthose　you　have　crushed。　Nor　is　it　enough　for　you　to　have　exterminatedthe　family　of　the　prince；　because　the　lords　that　remain　make　themselvesthe　heads　of　fresh　movements　against　you；　and　as　you　are　unable　eitherto　satisfy　or　exterminate　them；　that　state　is　lost　whenever　time　bringsthe　opportunity。Now　if　you　will　consider　what　was　the　nature　of　the　government　ofDarius；　you　will　find　it　similar　to　the　kingdom　of　the　Turk；　andtherefore　it　was　only　necessary　for　Alexander；　first　to　overthrow　him　inthe　field；　and　then　to　take　the　country　from　him。　After　which　victory；Darius　being　killed；　the　state　remained　secure　to　Alexander；　for　theabove　reasons。　And　if　his　successors　had　been　united　they　would　haveenjoyed　it　securely　and　at　their　ease；　for　there　were　no　tumults　raisedin　the　kingdom　except　those　they　provoked　themselves。But　it　is　impossible　to　hold　with　such　tranquillity　states　constitutedlike　that　of　France。　Hence　arose　those　frequent　rebellions　against　theRomans　in　Spain；　France；　and　Greece；　owing　to　the　many　principalitiesthere　were　in　these　states；　of　which；　as　long　as　the　memory　of　themendured；　the　Romans　always　held　an　insecure　possession；　but　with　thepower　and　long　continuance　of　the　empire　the　memory　of　them　passed　away；and　the　Romans　then　became　secure　possessors。　And　when　fightingafterwards　amongst　themselves；　each　one　was　able　to　attach　to　himselfhis　own　parts　of　the　country；　according　to　the　authority　he　had　assumedthere；　and　the　family　of　the　former　lord　being　exterminated；　none　otherthan　the　Romans　were　acknowledged。When　these　things　are　remembered　no　one　will　marvel　at　the　ease　withwhich　Alexander　held　the　Empire　of　Asia；　or　at　the　difficulties　whichothers　have　had　to　keep　an　acquisition；　such　as　Pyrrhus　and　many　more；this　is　not　occasioned　by　the　little　or　abundance　of　ability　in　theconqueror；　but　by　the　want　of　uniformity　in　the　subject　state。CHAPTER　VCONCERNING　THE　WAY　TO　GOVERN　CITIES　OR　PRINCIPALITIES　WHICH　LIVED　UNDERTHEIR　OWN　LAWS　BEFORE　THEY　WERE　ANNEXEDWHENEVER　those　states　which　have　been　acquired　as　stated　have　beenaccustomed　to　live　under　their　own　laws　and　in　freedom；　there　are　threecourses　for　those　who　wish　to　hold　them：　the　first　is　to　ruin　them；　thenext　is　to　reside　there　in　person；　the　third　is　to　permit　them　to　liveunder　their　own　laws；　drawing　a　tribute；　and　establishing　within　it　anoligarchy　which　will　keep　it　friendly　to　you。　Because　such　a　government；being　created　by　the　prince；　knows　that　it　cannot　stand　without　hisfriendship　and　interest；　and　does　its　utmost　to　support　him；　andtherefore　he　who　would　keep　a　city　accustomed　to　freedom　will　hold　itmore　easily　by　the　means　of　its　own　citizens　than　in　any　other　way。There　are；　for　example；　the　Spartans　and　the　Romans。　The　Spartans　heldAthens　and　Thebes；　establishing　there　an　oligarchy；　nevertheless　theylost　them。　The　Romans；　in　order　to　hold　Capua；　Carthage；　and　Numantia；dismantled　them；　and　did　not　lose　them。　They　wished　to　hold　Greece　asthe　Spartans　held　it；　making　it　free　and　permitting　its　laws；　and　didnot　succeed。　So　to　hold　it　they　were　pelled　to　dismantle　many　citiesin　the　country；　for　in　truth　there　is　no　safe　way　to　retain　themotherwise　than　by　ruining　them。　And　he　who　bees　master　of　a　cityaccustomed　to　freedom　and　does　not　destroy　it；　may　expect　to　bedestroyed　by　it；　for　in　rebellion　it　has　always　the　watch…word　ofliberty　and　its　ancient　privileges　as　a　rallying　point；　which　neithertime　nor　benefits　will　ever　cause　it　to　forget。　And　what　ever　you　may　door　provide　against；　they　never　forget　that　name　or　their　privilegesunless　they　are　disunited　or　dispersed　but　at　every　chance　theyimmediately　rally　to　them；　as　Pisa　after　the　hundred　years　she　had　beenheld　in　bondage　by　the　Florentines。But　when　cities　or　countries　are　accustomed　to　live　under　a　prince；　andhis　family　is　exterminated；　they；　being　on　the　one　hand　accustomed　toobey　and　on　the　other　hand　not　having　the　old　prince；　cannot　agree　inmaking　one　from　amongst　themselves；　and　they　do　not　know　how　to　governthemselves。　For　this　reason　they　are　very　slow　to　take　up　arms；　and　aprince　can　gain　them　to　himself　and　secure　them　much　more　easily。　But　inrepublics　there　is　more　vitality；　greater　hatred；　and　more　desire　forvengeance；　which　will　never　permit　them　to　allow　the　memory　of　theirformer　liberty　to　rest；　so　that　the　safest　way　is　to　destroy　them　or　toreside　there。CHAPTER　VICONCERNING　NEW　PRINCIPALITIES　WHICH　ARE　ACQUIRED　BY　ONE'S　OWN　ARMS　ANDABILITYLET　no　one　be　surprised　if；　in　speaking　of　entirely　new　principalitiesas　I　shall　do；　I　adduce　the　highest　examples　both　of　prince　and　ofstate；　because　men；　walking　almost　always　in　paths　beaten　by　others；　andfollowing　by　imitation　their　deeds；　are　yet　unable　to　keep　entirely　tothe　ways　of　others　or　attain　to　the　power　of　those　they　imitate。　A　wiseman　ought　always　to　follow　the　paths　beaten　by　great　men；　and　to　imitatethose　who　have　been　supreme；　so　that　if　his　ability　does　not　equaltheirs；　at　least　it　will　savour　of　it。　Let　him　act　like　the　cleverarchers　who；　designing　to　hit　the　mark　which　yet　appears　too　fardistant；　and　knowing　the　limits　to　which　the　strength　of　their　bowattains；　take　aim　much　higher　than　the　mark；　not　to　reach　by　theirstrength　or　arrow　to　so　great　a　height；　but　to　be　able　with　the　aid　ofso　high　an　aim　to　hit　the　mark　they　wish　to　reach。I　say；　therefore；　that　in　entirely　new　principalities；　where　there　is　anew　prince；　more　or　less　difficulty　is　found　in　keeping　them；accordingly　as　there　is　more　or　less　ability　in　him　who　has　acquired　thestate。　Now；　as　the　fact　of　being　a　prince　from　a　private　stationpresupposes　either　ability　or　fortune；　it　is　clear　that　one　or　other　ofthese　two　things　will　mitigate　in　some　degree　many　difficulties。Nevertheless；　he　who　has　relied　least　on　fortune　is　established　thestrongest。　Further；　it　facilitates　matters　when　the　prince；　having　noother　state；　is　pelled　to　reside　there　in　person。But　to　e　to　those　who；　by　their　own　ability　and　not　through　fortune；have　risen　to　be　princes；　I　say　that　Moses；　Cyrus；　Romulus；　Theseus；　andsuch　like　are　the　most　excellent　examples。　And　although　one　may　notdiscuss　Moses；　he　having　been　a　mere　executor　of　the　will　of　God；　yet　heought　to　be　admired；　if　only　for　that　favour　which　made　him　worthy　tospeak　with　God。　But　in　considering　Cyrus　and　others　who　have　acquired　orfounded　kingdoms；　all　will　be　found　admirable；　and　if　their　particulardeeds　and　conduct　shall　be　considered；　they　will　not　be　found　inferiorto　those　of　Moses；　although　he　had　so　great　a　preceptor。　And　inexamining　their　actions　and　lives　one　cannot　see　that　they　owed　anythingto　fortune　beyond　opportunity；　which　brought　them　the　material　to　mouldinto　the　form　which　seemed　best　to　them。　Without　that　opportunity　theirpowers　of　mind　would　have　been　extinguished；　and　without　those　powersthe　opportunity　would　have　e　in　vain。It　was　necessary；　therefore；　to　Moses　that　he　should　find　the　people　ofIsrael　in　Egypt　enslaved　and　oppressed　by　the　Egyptians；　in　order　thatthey　should　be　disposed　to　follow　him　so　as　to　be　delivered　out　ofbondage。　It　was　necessary　that　Romulus　should　not　remain　in　Alba；　andthat　he　should　be　abandoned　at　his　birth；　in　order　that　he　should　beeKing　of　Rome　and　founder　of　the　fatherland。　It　was　necessary　that　Cyrusshould　find　the　Persians　discontented　with　the　government　of　the　Medes；and　the　Medes　soft　and　effeminate　through　their　long　peace。　Theseuscould　not　have　shown　his　ability　had　he　not　found　the　Atheniansdispersed。　These　opportunities；　therefore；　made　those　men　fortunate；　andtheir　high　ability　enabled　them　to　recognize　the　opportunity　wherebytheir　country　was　ennobled　and　made　famous。Those　who　by　valorous　ways　bee　princes；　like　these　men；　acquire　aprincipality　with　difficulty；　but　they　it　with　ease。　The　difficultiesthey　have　in　acquiring　it　arise　in　part　from　the　new　rules　and　methodswhich　they　are　forced　to　introduce　to　establish　their　government　and　itssecurity。　And　it　ought　to　be　remembered　that　there　is　nothing　moredifficult　to　take　in　hand；　more　perilous　to　conduct；　or　more　uncertainin　its　success；　than　to　take　the　lead　in　the　introduction　of　a　new　orderof　things。　Because　the　innovator　has　for　enemies　all　those　who　have　donewell　under　the　old　conditions；　and　lukewarm　defenders　in　those　who　maydo　well　under　the　new。　This　coolness　arises　partly　from　fear　of　theopponents；　who　have　the　laws　on　their　side；　and　partly　from　theincredulity　of　men；　who　do　not　readily　believe　in　new　things　until　theyhave　had　a　long　experience　of　them。　Thus　it　happens　that　whenever　thosewho　are　hostile　have　the　opportunity　to　attack　they　do　it　likepartisans；　whilst　the　others　defend　lukewarmly；　in　such　wise　that　theprince　is　endangered　along　with　them。It　is　necessary；　therefore；　if　we　desire　to　discuss　this　matterthoroughly；　to　inquire　whether　these　innovators　can