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state_n of_o the_o other_o of_o the_o state_n into_o which_o it_o may_v fall_v the_o multitude_n cruelty_n be_v exercise_v against_o those_o that_o they_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v seize_v upon_o the_o common_a good_a the_o prince_n against_o those_o that_o they_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o recover_v their_o own_o again_o but_o the_o opinion_n against_o the_o people_n grow_v daily_a for_o every_o one_o may_v free_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o people_n without_o fear_n even_o while_o they_o have_v the_o government_n in_o their_o hand_n a_o man_n speak_v not_o evil_a of_o prince_n but_o with_o many_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n nor_o be_v it_o much_o out_o of_o purpose_n see_v the_o matter_n draw_v i_o to_o it_o to_o argue_v in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v what_o confederacy_n a_o man_n may_v best_o trust_v to_o either_o those_o that_o be_v make_v with_o a_o republic_n or_o that_o be_v make_v with_o a_o prince_n chap._n lix_n what_o confederation_n or_o league_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v trust_v either_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o a_o republic_n or_o that_o be_v make_v with_o a_o prince_n because_o every_o day_n we_o have_v it_o that_o one_o prince_n with_o another_o or_o one_o republic_n with_o another_o make_v league_n and_o join_v friendship_n together_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n also_o confederacy_n be_v draw_v and_o agreement_n make_v between_o a_o republic_n and_o a_o prince_n i_o think_v to_o examine_v which_o be_v the_o firm_a league_n whereof_o a_o man_n shall_v make_v sure_a account_n of_o either_o of_o that_o with_o a_o republic_n or_o the_o other_o with_o a_o prince_n and_o examine_v the_o whole_a i_o believe_v that_o in_o many_o case_n they_o be_v alike_o and_o in_o some_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n and_o therefore_o that_o accord_v make_v by_o force_n shall_v not_o be_v true_o keep_v thou_o neither_o by_o prince_n nor_o commonwealth_n and_o i_o think_v that_o when_o fear_n come_v upon_o they_o touch_v their_o state_n as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o rather_o than_o perish_v will_v break_v their_o faith_n with_o thou_o and_o requite_v thou_o with_o unthankfulness_n demetrius_n he_o that_o be_v ever_o term_v the_o taker_n of_o city_n have_v do_v exceed_v much_o good_a to_o the_o athenian_n it_o chance_v afterward_o that_o be_v rout_v by_o his_o enemy_n and_o seek_v refuge_n in_o athens_n as_o in_o a_o city_n that_o be_v his_o friend_n and_o much_o engage_v to_o he_o he_o be_v not_o admit_v into_o it_o which_o grieve_v he_o much_o more_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o army_n have_v do_v pompey_z when_o his_o army_n be_v rout_v by_o caesar_n in_o thessaly_n flee_v into_o egypt_n to_o ptolemy_n who_o former_o have_v be_v restore_v by_o he_o into_o his_o kingdom_n and_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o he_o which_o thing_n we_o see_v have_v the_o same_o occasion_n yet_o more_o humanity_n and_o less_o injury_n be_v use_v by_o the_o republic_n then_o by_o the_o prince_n therefore_o where_o there_o be_v fear_n a_o man_n shall_v find_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o faith_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o commonwealth_n or_o prince_n who_o to_o keep_v their_o faith_n with_o thou_o expect_v while_o they_o ruin_n it_o may_v proceed_v also_o from_o the_o same_o occasion_n and_o as_o for_o a_o prince_n it_o may_v well_o chance_v that_o he_o be_v ally_v to_o some_o powerful_a prince_n who_o though_o he_o then_o have_v not_o the_o opportunity_n to_o defend_v he_o yet_o may_v he_o well_o hope_v that_o in_o time_n he_o may_v restore_v he_o into_o his_o state_n or_o else_o that_o have_v take_v side_n with_o he_o as_o partisan_n he_o think_v he_o can_v obtain_v a_o faithful_a and_o fair_a accord_n with_o his_o enemy_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o prince_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n that_o take_v part_n with_o the_o french_a and_o for_o republic_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v saguntum_n in_o spain_n which_o till_o it_o be_v ruin_v take_v part_n with_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o be_v florence_n for_o side_v with_o the_o french_a in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o and_o i_o believe_v have_v sum_v up_o every_o thing_n that_o in_o these_o case_n where_o the_o danger_n be_v urgent_a there_o be_v more_o assurance_n rather_o in_o the_o republic_n then_o in_o the_o prince_n for_o though_o the_o republic_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o have_v the_o same_o intention_n as_o prince_n have_v yet_o for_o that_o they_o move_v but_o slow_o it_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o stay_v long_o in_o resolve_v themselves_o than_o a_o prince_n will_v and_o thereupon_o they_o will_v be_v long_o a_o break_v their_o faith_n then_o he_o confederacy_n be_v break_v for_o profit_n wherein_o commonwealth_n be_v far_o strict_a in_o their_o observance_n of_o accord_n than_o prince_n and_o we_o may_v bring_v many_o example_n where_o even_o for_o a_o very_a small_a gain_n a_o prince_n have_v break_v his_o faith_n and_o where_o exceed_o great_a advantage_n can_v not_o one_o whit_n move_v a_o commonwealth_n as_o be_v the_o party_n themistocles_n propound_v to_o the_o athenian_n to_o who_o in_o a_o oration_n make_v they_o he_o say_v that_o he_o can_v advise_v they_o so_o that_o their_o country_n shall_v gain_v much_o advantage_n by_o it_o but_o they_o he_o may_v not_o tell_v it_o for_o fear_v of_o discover_v it_o for_o by_o the_o discovery_n the_o opportunity_n of_o do_v it_o will_v be_v take_v away_o whereupon_o the_o athenian_n choose_v aristides_n to_o who_o he_o shall_v communicate_v this_o secret_a and_o together_o with_o he_o consult_v upon_o it_o who_o themistocles_n show_v how_o the_o whole_a naval_a army_n of_o all_o greece_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n under_o their_o protection_n though_o entrust_v they_o upon_o their_o faith_n so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n by_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o to_o make_v themselves_o lord_n of_o all_o greece_n
every_o thing_n chap._n 26._o it_o be_v very_o seldom_o that_o man_n know_v how_o to_o be_v altogether_o mischievous_a or_o altogether_o good_a chap._n 27._o for_o what_o reason_n the_o roman_n be_v less_o ungrateful_a to_o their_o citizen_n than_o the_o athenian_n chap._n 28._o whether_o of_o the_o two_o be_v more_o ungrateful_a people_n or_o a_o prince_n chap._n 29._o what_o mean_v a_o prince_n or_o republic_n shall_v use_v to_o avoid_v this_o vice_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o what_o a_o commander_n or_o citizen_n to_o be_v free_a from_o their_o danger_n chap._n 30._o that_o the_o roman_a commander_n be_v never_o extraordinary_o punish_v for_o any_o error_n commit_v nor_o at_o all_o punish_v when_o either_o by_o their_o ignorance_n or_o upon_o some_o unlucky_a resolution_n take_v by_o they_o the_o commonwealth_n suffer_v chap._n 31._o a_o prince_n or_o republ._n shall_v not_o defer_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o man_n until_o their_o necessity_n require_v it_o chap._n 32._o when_o a_o inconvenience_n be_v grow_v in_o a_o state_n or_o against_o a_o state_n it_o be_v better_a to_o bear_v with_o it_o for_o a_o while_n then_o present_o to_o struggle_v with_o it_o chap._n 33._o the_o dictator_n authority_n do_v good_a and_o not_o harm_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o authority_n which_o the_o citizen_n take_v upon_o they_o of_o themselves_o and_o not_o those_o that_o be_v give_v they_o by_o the_o people_n free_a voice_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o government_n chap._n 34._o the_o reason_n why_o in_o rome_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o republic_n notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o public_a and_o free_a voice_n chap._n 35._o the_o citizen_n who_o have_v possess_v the_o great_a charge_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n ought_v not_o disdain_v the_o less_o as_o unworthy_a of_o they_o chap._n 36._o what_o distaste_v the_o agrarian_a law_n give_v in_o rome_n and_o that_o it_o be_v very_o offensive_a to_o make_v a_o law_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o look_v far_o backward_o and_o yet_o go_v direct_o against_o a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o city_n chap._n 37._o weak_a commonwealth_n be_v hardly_o draw_v to_o a_o certain_a resolution_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o determine_v and_o the_o course_n they_o ordinary_o take_v they_o be_v rather_o force_v too_o then_o choose_v of_o themselves_o chap._n 38._o the_o same_o accident_n be_v see_v to_o befall_v several_a people_n chap._n 39_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_n in_o rome_n and_o what_o therein_o be_v to_o be_v note_v where_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v consider_v how_o by_o the_o like_a accident_n a_o republic_n may_v be_v preserve_v or_o suppress_v chap._n 40._o of_o humble_a to_o become_v proud_a of_o merciful_a cruel_a without_o pass_v through_o the_o due_a mean_n between_o these_o extreme_n argue_v indiscretion_n and_o turn_v not_o to_o advantage_n chap._n 41._o how_o easy_o man_n may_v be_v corrupt_v chap._n 42._o they_o that_o fight_v for_o their_o own_o glory_n be_v the_o good_a and_o faithful_a soldier_n chap._n 43._o a_o multitude_n without_o a_o head_n be_v unprofitable_a and_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o first_o threaten_v and_o afterward_o demand_v the_o power_n chap._n 44._o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o very_o evil_a example_n when_o he_o that_o make_v a_o law_n neglect_v the_o observe_v of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a in_o a_o state_n to_o make_v a_o continual_a practice_n of_o cruel_a execution_n chap._n 45._o man_n arise_v by_o degree_n from_o one_o ambition_n to_o another_o and_o first_o they_o aim_v no_o further_o then_o that_o they_o themselves_o suffer_v no_o harm_n of_o other_o afterward_o they_o strive_v to_o be_v able_a to_o hurt_v other_o chap._n 46._o man_n though_o they_o be_v deceive_v in_o generality_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o easy_o beguile_v in_o particular_n chap._n 47._o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o magistracy_n give_v to_o one_o that_o be_v base_a and_o lewd_a let_v he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v demand_v either_o by_o one_o that_o be_v very_o base_a and_o very_a lewd_a or_o by_o one_o that_o be_v very_o noble_a and_o very_a good_a chap._n 48._o if_o those_o city_n that_o have_v have_v their_o beginning_n free_a as_o rome_n have_v find_v difficulty_n to_o make_v law_n that_o can_v maintain_v they_o so_o those_o that_o have_v have_v their_o beginning_n immediate_o servile_a find_v almost_o a_o impossibility_n chap._n 49._o the_o power_n of_o stop_v the_o public_a action_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o council_n or_o one_o magistracy_n chap._n 50._o a_o commonwealth_n or_o prince_n shall_v make_v a_o show_n to_o do_v that_o of_o a_o free_a mind_n which_o indeed_o mere_a necessity_n compel_v they_o to_o do_v chap._n 51._o to_o stay_v the_o insolence_n of_o one_o that_o grow_v powerful_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v no_o way_n more_o secure_a and_o less_o offensive_a then_o to_o seize_v beforehand_o and_o so_o prevent_v he_o of_o those_o way_n by_o which_o he_o attain_v to_o that_o power_n chap._n 52._o the_o people_n deceive_v by_o a_o false_a show_n of_o good_a oftentimes_o seek_v their_o own_o ruin_n and_o great_a hope_n and_o large_a promise_n do_v easy_o move_v they_o chap._n 53._o what_o authority_n the_o presence_n of_o a_o great_a and_o worthy_a personage_n have_v to_o appease_v and_o quiet_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o multitude_n chap._n 54._o how_o easy_o thing_n be_v order_v in_o a_o city_n where_o the_o people_n be_v not_o corrupt_v and_o that_o where_o a_o parity_n be_v there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o a_o principality_n and_o where_o that_o be_v not_o a_o republic_n can_v be_v chap._n 55._o before_o strange_a accident_n and_o change_n befall_v a_o city_n or_o country_n usual_o there_o be_v some_o prodigy_n that_o forerun_v they_o or_o man_n that_o foretell_v they_o chap._n 56._o a_o common_a people_n unite_v be_v strong_a and_o vigorous_a but_o take_v apart_o and_o separate_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a chap._n 57_o the_o multitude_n be_v more_o wise_a and_o constant_a than_o a_o prince_n chap._n 58._o what_o confederation_n or_o league_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v trust_v either_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o a_o republic_n or_o that_o be_v make_v with_o a_o prince_n chap._n 59_o how_o the_o consulship_n and_o every_o other_o magistracy_n in_o rome_n be_v give_v without_o respect_n of_o age_n chap._n 60._o the_o table_n of_o the_o second_o book_n which_o contribute_v more_o to_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o their_o empire_n either_o their_o virtue_n or_o their_o fortune_n chap._n 1._o what_o people_n the_o roman_n have_v to_o make_v war_n withal_o and_o how_o obstinate_o they_o fight_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o liberty_n chap._n 2._o rome_n become_v a_o great_a city_n by_o ruine_v those_o that_o be_v near_a neighbour_n unto_o she_o and_o by_o admit_v stranger_n without_o difficulty_n to_o share_v in_o her_o dignity_n chap._n 3._o republic_n have_v take_v three_o particular_a course_n to_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_v their_o state_n chap._n 4._o that_o the_o change_n of_o religion_n and_o language_n together_o with_o the_o chance_n of_o flood_n and_o pestilence_n abolish_v the_o memory_n of_o thing_n chap._n 5._o how_o the_o roman_n proceed_v in_o make_v of_o war_n chap._n 6._o how_o much_o land_n the_o roman_n allow_v to_o each_o man_n they_o send_v out_o to_o inhabit_v their_o colony_n chap._n 7._o the_o occasion_n wherefore_o people_n leave_v their_o own_o native_a soil_n and_o invade_v other_o country_n chap._n 8._o upon_o what_o occasion_n war_n be_v begin_v among_o prince_n chap._n 9_o money_n be_v not_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n chap._n 10._o it_o be_v not_o a_o match_n wise_o make_v to_o join_v alliance_n with_o a_o prince_n who_o credit_n be_v great_a than_o his_o strength_n chap._n 11._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a for_o a_o prince_n fear_v to_o be_v assail_v by_o his_o enemy_n himself_n first_o to_o begin_v the_o war_n with_o he_o or_o to_o expect_v while_o it_o come_v home_o to_o he_o chap._n 12._o that_o man_n rise_v from_o poor_a and_o small_a beginning_n to_o great_a fortune_n rather_o by_o the_o help_n of_o guile_n then_o force_n chap._n 13._o they_o be_v often_o deceive_v who_o think_v with_o humility_n to_o overcome_v pride_n chap._n 14._o weak_a state_n be_v always_o irresolute_a in_o their_o determination_n and_o slow_a deliberation_n be_v always_o hurtful_a chap._n 15._o how_o much_o the_o order_n use_v by_o our_o soldier_n in_o these_o modern_a time_n differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o ancient_n chap._n 16._o what_o esteem_v our_o modern_a army_n ought_v to_o have_v of_o artillery_n and_o if_o the_o opinion_n which_o be_v general_o conceive_v of_o it_o be_v true_a chap._n 17._o how_o
wherewith_o together_o with_o his_o power_n he_o may_v comprehend_v their_o safety_n in_o general_n and_o when_o a_o prince_n do_v this_o and_o that_o the_o people_n perceive_v it_o that_o by_o no_o accident_n he_o break_v those_o law_n they_o will_v begin_v in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o live_v secure_a and_o content_a we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n which_o continue_v not_o in_o quiet_a by_o other_o mean_n than_o that_o their_o king_n be_v tie_v to_o many_o law_n wherein_o the_o security_n of_o all_o his_o people_n be_v contain_v and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o that_o state_n ordain_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v dispose_v of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o money_n at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o with_o all_o other_o matter_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o they_o be_v at_o the_o law_n appointment_n that_o prince_n therefore_o or_o republic_n which_o secure_v not_o themselves_o at_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o government_n aught_o at_o least_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o first_o occasion_n as_o the_o roman_n do_v he_o that_o let_v that_o pass_v repent_v himself_o too_o late_o of_o not_o have_v do_v what_o he_o shall_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o debauch_v when_o they_o recover_v their_o liberty_n may_v well_o maintain_v it_o when_o brutus_n his_o son_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o tarquin_n dead_a by_o those_o remedy_n and_o order_n which_o we_o have_v at_o several_a time_n recount_v but_o have_v the_o people_n be_v corrupt_v neither_o in_o rome_n nor_o any_o where_o else_o can_v they_o have_v find_v mean_n strong_a enough_o to_o preserve_v it_o as_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v we_o shall_v show_v chap._n xvii_o a_o disorderly_a people_n get_v their_o liberty_n can_v keep_v themselves_o free_a without_o very_o great_a difficulty_n i_o think_v it_o necessary_o true_a that_o either_o the_o king_n be_v to_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o rome_n or_o else_o rome_n itself_o will_v have_v grow_v feeble_a and_o of_o no_o worth_n for_o consider_v how_o exceed_o the_o king_n be_v corrupt_v if_o after_o that_o rate_n two_o or_o three_o succession_n have_v follow_v and_o that_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o they_o have_v distend_v itself_o throughout_o the_o member_n so_o that_o they_o likewise_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o corruption_n it_o have_v be_v impossible_a ever_o to_o have_v reform_v it_o but_o lose_v the_o head_n when_o the_o body_n be_v sound_a it_o may_v easy_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o free_a and_o orderly_a government_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v presuppose_v for_o certain_a that_o a_o debauch_a city_n live_v under_o a_o prince_n though_o that_o prince_n with_o all_o his_o stock_n be_v root_v out_o yet_o can_v it_o not_o become_v free_a but_o rather_o fall_v still_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o new_a lord_n who_o continual_o make_v a_o end_n one_o of_o another_o and_o without_o the_o creation_n of_o some_o new_a prince_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o end_n unless_o he_o by_o his_o goodness_n and_o valour_n maintain_v they_o free_a but_o their_o liberty_n be_v of_o no_o long_a conyinuance_n than_o his_o life_n as_o be_v that_o oâ—_n syracuse_n for_o dion_n and_o timoelon_n life_n who_o virtue_n in_o several_a time_n while_o they_o live_v keep_v that_o city_n free_a so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a it_o fall_v into_o the_o former_a servitude_n we_o find_v not_o a_o brave_a example_n then_o that_o of_o rome_n which_o upon_o the_o tarquin_n banishment_n can_v present_o lay_v hold_v off_o and_o maintain_v that_o liberty_n but_o caesar_n be_v slay_v c._n caligula_n nero_n and_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o caesar_n blot_v out_o it_o can_v not_o not_o only_o keep_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v a_o beginning_n to_o their_o liberty_n neither_o do_v so_o great_a variety_n of_o accident_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n proceed_v from_o other_o than_o that_o when_o the_o tarquin_n be_v expel_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o touch_v with_o this_o corruption_n and_o in_o these_o latter_a time_n they_o be_v thorough_o infect_v for_o then_o to_o settle_v their_o mind_n in_o a_o resolution_n against_o king_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o that_o never_o any_o king_n shall_v reign_v at_o rome_n but_o in_o the_o after_o age_n the_o authority_n and_o severity_n of_o brutus_n with_o all_o the_o oriental_a region_n be_v not_o of_o force_n to_o hold_v they_o in_o disposition_n to_o maintain_v that_o liberty_n which_o he_o like_v the_o first_o brutus_n have_v restore_v they_o which_o spring_v from_o that_o corruption_n which_o marius_n his_o faction_n spread_v among_o the_o people_n whereof_o caesar_n come_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a can_v so_o blind_a that_o multitude_n that_o they_o can_v not_o perceive_v the_o yoke_n which_o he_o himself_o put_v on_o their_o neck_n and_o though_o this_o example_n of_o rome_n be_v better_o than_o any_o other_o yet_o will_v i_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n some_o people_n know_v in_o our_o day_n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o no_o mean_n can_v ever_o bring_v milan_n or_o naples_n to_o their_o freedom_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infection_n of_o all_o their_o member_n which_o appear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o philip_n visconti_n when_o milan_n desire_v to_o recover_v her_o liberty_n neither_o be_v able_a nor_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v it_o yet_o that_o of_o rome_n be_v a_o great_a happiness_n that_o their_o king_n grow_v naught_o sudden_o that_o they_o be_v banish_v and_o that_o before_o the_o infection_n be_v go_v down_o into_o the_o bowel_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o those_o many_o tumult_n which_o be_v raise_v in_o rome_n man_n do_v it_o to_o a_o good_a end_n do_v not_o hurt_v but_o help_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o we_o may_v make_v this_o conclusion_n that_o where_o the_o matter_n be_v corrupt_v law_n though_o well_o make_v profit_n little_a unless_o they_o have_v such_o a_o maker_n that_o with_o strong_a hand_n force_v obedience_n to_o they_o till_o the_o matter_n become_v good_a which_o whether_o it_o have_v ever_o happen_v i_o know_v not_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o can_v happen_v for_o it_o be_v plain_a as_o a_o little_a before_o i_o say_v that_o a_o city_n decline_v by_o corruption_n of_o matter_n if_o ever_o it_o chance_v to_o rise_v again_o it_o be_v mere_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o one_o man_n who_o be_v then_o live_v and_o not_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o generality_n that_o keep_v the_o good_a law_n in_o force_n and_o sudden_o when_o that_o man_n be_v dead_a it_o return_v to_o the_o old_a guise_n as_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o thebes_n which_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o epaminondas_n while_o he_o live_v can_v subsist_v in_o form_n of_o a_o republic_n and_o government_n but_o he_o be_v go_v it_o fall_v into_o the_o former_a disorder_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o a_o man_n can_v live_v so_o long_a a_o time_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o disaccustome_v they_o to_o the_o ill_a and_o accustom_v they_o thorough_o to_o the_o good_a and_o if_o one_o man_n of_o a_o very_a long_a life_n or_o two_o virtuous_a governor_n successive_o continue_v do_v not_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o good_a when_o one_o of_o they_o fail_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o they_o be_v present_o ruin_v unless_o the_o other_o with_o many_o danger_n and_o much_o bloodshed_n recover_v they_o out_o of_o destruction_n for_o that_o corruption_n and_o unfitness_n for_o freedom_n arise_v from_o a_o inequality_n that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o if_o a_o man_n will_v reduce_v it_o to_o equality_n he_o must_v use_v many_o extraordinary_a way_n which_o few_o know_v or_o will_v serve_v themselves_o of_o as_o other_o where_o more_o particular_o shall_v be_v say_v chap._n xviii_o in_o what_o manner_n in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n a_o free_a state_n may_v be_v maintain_v be_v get_v or_o how_o when_o they_o have_v it_o not_o it_o may_v be_v get_v and_o well_o order_v i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n nor_o disagree_v to_o the_o former_a discourse_n to_o consider_v whether_o in_o a_o city_n disorder_v a_o free_a state_n can_v be_v preserve_v that_o be_v there_o a_o soot_n already_o or_o not_o be_v there_o how_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v and_o then_o reduce_v to_o good_a order_n whereupon_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o do_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o and_o though_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o give_v a_o strict_a rule_n thereof_o because_o we_o shall_v necessary_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o corruption_n yet_o it_o not_o be_v unfit_a to_o reason_n of_o every_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o let_v this_o pass_n and_o i_o presuppose_v a_o city_n corrupt_v in_o extremity_n from_o whence_o i_o shall_v come_v
than_o any_o man_n which_o warn_v he_o to_o tell_v the_o magistrate_n that_o the_o frenchman_n be_v come_v to_o rome_n the_o reason_n hereof_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v discourse_v upon_o and_o treat_v of_o by_o some_o man_n well_o verse_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a and_o supernatural_a thing_n which_o i_o profess_v not_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v as_o some_o philosopher_n will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o air_n be_v full_a of_o spirit_n who_o by_o their_o natural_a knowledge_n foresee_v thing_n to_o come_v take_v compassion_n upon_o man_n and_o advertise_v they_o by_o such_o like_a sign_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v prepare_v themselves_o for_o their_o defence_n but_o however_o it_o be_v we_o may_v find_v it_o true_a that_o always_o after_o such_o strange_a accident_n new_a and_o extraordinary_a chance_n befall_v country_n chap._n lvii_o the_o common_a people_n unite_v be_v strong_a and_o vigorous_a but_o take_v apart_o and_o separate_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a many_o 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will_v be_v easy_a when_o they_o have_v not_o make_v choice_n of_o any_o head_n to_o who_o they_o may_v have_v their_o recourse_n for_o on_o oneside_n there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o dreadful_a thing_n than_o a_o dissolute_a multitude_n and_o without_o a_o head_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v nothing_o weak_a than_o it_o for_o though_o they_o have_v their_o weapon_n in_o their_o hand_n yet_o will_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o reduce_v they_o provide_v that_o thou_o can_v avoid_v the_o first_o shock_n of_o their_o fury_n for_o when_o their_o rage_n be_v a_o little_a appease_v and_o every_o one_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v to_o return_v again_o to_o his_o home_n they_o begin_v then_o a_o little_a to_o doubt_v of_o themselves_o and_o to_o take_v a_o care_n for_o their_o safety_n either_o by_o flight_n or_o agreement_n therefore_o a_o multitude_n up_o in_o arm_n desire_v to_o escape_v these_o danger_n be_v to_o make_v ehoyce_n of_o a_o head_n out_o of_o themselves_o who_o may_v 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have_v condemn_v some_o man_n to_o death_n who_o afterward_o they_o have_v grieve_v for_o and_o exceed_o wish_v for_o again_o as_o we_o see_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v for_o manlius_n capitolinus_n who_o after_o they_o have_v condemn_v to_o death_n they_o much_o desire_v again_o and_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n the_o people_n after_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d his_o death_n they_o perceive_v themselves_o free_a from_o danger_n wish_v he_o alive_a again_o and_o in_o another_o place_n when_o he_o show_v the_o accident_n that_o follow_v in_o 〈…〉_z cusa_fw-la after_o the_o death_n of_o hieronymus_n hie_v 〈…〉_z nephew_n he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o dominatur_fw-la nature_n of_o the_o multitude_n that_o they_o be_v either_o slavish_a in_o their_o obedience_n or_o insolent_a in_o their_o avihority_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o herein_o i_o undertake_v not_o too_o hard_a a_o task_n so_o full_a of_o difficulty_n that_o i_o must_v either_o give_v it_o over_o with_o shame_n or_o 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when_o in_o that_o very_o ancient_a antiquity_n that_o country_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o law_n nor_o those_o of_o spauta_n nor_o those_o that_o in_o our_o day_n be_v in_o france_n which_o kingdom_n be_v order_v more_o by_o the_o law_n than_o any_o other_o which_o in_o these_o time_n we_o have_v knowledge_n of_o and_o these_o king_n which_o grow_v up_o under_o such_o constitution_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v in_o that_o number_n from_o whence_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o man_n by_o himself_o and_o discern_v if_o he_o be_v like_o the_o multitude_n for_o in_o parallel_n with_o they_o we_o shall_v set_v down_o a_o multitude_n in_o like_a manner_n regulate_v by_o the_o law_n as_o they_o be_v and_o therein_o shall_v be_v find_v the_o same_o goodness_n that_o be_v in_o they_o and_o we_o shall_v see_v they_o neither_o insolent_o domineer_v nor_o slavish_o serve_v as_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n which_o while_o the_o republic_n continue_v uncorrupted_a never_o 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whereupon_o aristides_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o themistocles_n advice_n be_v exceed_v profitable_a but_o very_o dishonest_a for_o which_o cause_n the_o people_n whole_o refuse_v it_o which_o philip_n of_o macedon_n will_v not_o have_v do_v nor_o those_o other_o prince_n who_o seek_v their_o own_o gain_n rather_o and_o have_v make_v more_o advantage_n by_o break_v their_o faith_n than_o by_o any_o way_n else_o touch_v the_o break_n of_o agreement_n upon_o the_o not_o observance_n of_o some_o particular_n therein_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o they_o be_v ordinary_a matter_n but_o i_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o break_v upon_o extraordinary_a and_o main_a point_n wherein_o by_o what_o we_o have_v say_v i_o believe_v the_o people_n be_v less_o faulty_a than_o the_o prince_n and_o therefore_o may_v better_o be_v trust_v than_o they_o chap._n lx._n how_o the_o consulship_n and_o every_o other_o magistracy_n in_o rome_n be_v give_v without_o respect_n of_o age_n it_o appear_v 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labour_n can_v be_v impose_v on_o man_n without_o reward_n nor_o can_v their_o hope_n of_o obtain_v reward_n be_v take_v from_o they_o without_o danger_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a timely_a to_o give_v they_o hope_v of_o the_o consulship_n and_o by_o this_o hope_n be_v they_o a_o while_n feed_v without_o have_v it_o at_o length_n that_o hope_n serve_v not_o but_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n to_o come_v to_o performance_n with_o they_o but_o the_o city_n that_o employ_v not_o their_o people_n in_o any_o glorious_a action_n may_v treat_v the_o mafter_o their_o own_o manner_n as_o other_o where_o it_o be_v argue_v but_o that_o which_o will_v take_v the_o same_o course_n rome_n take_v must_v make_v this_o distinction_n and_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v so_o for_o that_o of_o time_n there_o be_v no_o reply_n nay_o rather_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o in_o the_o choose_n of_o a_o young_a man_n into_o a_o degree_n which_o have_v need_n of_o the_o discretion_n of_o a_o old_a man_n it_o 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