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victory_n by_o his_o own_o valour_n and_o prowess_n which_o so_o report_v and_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v much_o renown_v therefore_o though_o he_o achieve_v it_o otherwise_o namely_o by_o be_v second_v with_o a_o potent_a faction_n join_v with_o he_o against_o their_o own_o prince_n or_o otherwise_o again_o that_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o potent_a city_n of_o a_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v bring_v under_o the_o prince_n subjection_n it_o be_v not_o only_o conducible_a and_o necessary_a but_o also_o profitable_a both_o to_o he_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n now_o to_o effect_v this_o a_o prince_n must_v either_o use_v force_n or_o policy_n if_o he_o say_v to_o compass_v his_o design_n by_o force_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n offer_v many_o injury_n to_o the_o people_n which_o the_o more_o open_o they_o be_v do_v the_o more_o they_o do_v provoke_v they_o to_o mislike_v the_o prince_n for_o that_o which_o the_o law_n have_v make_v i_o and_o thou_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v snatch_v away_o from_o the_o subject_n it_o will_v be_v grievous_o take_v and_o hold_v for_o no_o better_a than_o a_o intolerable_a piece_n of_o injustice_n but_o when_o the_o 25._o the_o mach._n this_fw-mi lib._n 2._o cap._n 25._o city_n of_o themselves_o be_v become_v factious_a and_o the_o citizen_n do_v waste_v and_o connsume_v themselves_o by_o quarrel_n and_o faction_n the_o fault_n shall_v never_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o prince_n but_o on_o the_o factious_a and_o yet_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o prince_n in_o effect_n shall_v obtain_v what_o he_o desire_v for_o the_o city_n hereby_o grow_v weak_a and_o weary_v with_o continual_a garboil_n will_v willing_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o prince_n protection_n and_o yield_v themselves_o subject_a to_o his_o will_n further_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o divert_v the_o current_n of_o the_o war_n or_o any_o hostile_a invasion_n from_o his_o own_o door_n it_o be_v very_o necessary_a behooveful_a and_o convenient_a now_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a that_o ever_o he_o shall_v have_v any_o better_a way_n or_o mean_v to_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v then_o by_o 3._o by_o herod_n lib._n 4._o xenoph._n de_fw-fr pedia_fw-la cyri._fw-la lib._n 3._o nourish_a faction_n and_o dissension_n in_o his_o enemy_n country_n for_o many_o have_v put_v this_o in_o practice_n heretofore_o and_o great_o thrive_v thereby_o moreover_o diverse_a of_o the_o wise_a sort_n have_v think_v it_o very_o advantageous_a to_o the_o prince_n that_o the_o agric._n the_o tacit._n agric._n subject_n shall_v never_o come_v altogether_o to_o consult_v or_o agree_v altogether_o upon_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v tend_v to_o their_o common_a or_o particular_a safety_n to_o conclude_v 23._o conclude_v tholoz_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 23._o that_o a_o great_a prince_n or_o monarch_n may_v become_v more_o wary_a of_o his_o enemy_n and_o better_o conserve_v his_o own_o estate_n