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you_o as_o it_o do_v to_o those_o little_a state_n who_o confederate_v against_o rome_n to_o who_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o event_n it_o have_v be_v much_o better_a to_o have_v sit_v still_o and_o endeavour_v their_o friendship_n than_o to_o have_v irritate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o force_v they_o to_o a_o war_n for_o the_o roman_n have_v never_o get_v to_o that_o height_n if_o that_o confederacy_n have_v not_o give_v they_o occasion_n of_o try_v all_o experiment_n for_o their_o defence_n and_o put_v they_o among_o the_o rest_n upon_o the_o creation_n of_o dictator_n by_o which_o new_a invention_n they_o not_o only_o master_v all_o danger_n that_o threaten_v they_o but_o prevent_v a_o thousand_o mischief_n into_o which_o without_o that_o remedy_n the_o commonwealth_n will_v most_o certain_o have_v fall_v chap._n xxxiv_o the_o dictatorship_n be_v useful_a not_o
our_o force_n and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n the_o keep_n of_o pass_n be_v many_o time_n dangerous_a ib._n chap._n 24._o in_o well_o order_v government_n offence_n and_o desert_n be_v never_o set_v one_o against_o the_o other_o but_o he_o who_o do_v well_o be_v reward_v and_o he_o who_o do_v otherwise_o be_v punish_v 295_o chap._n 25._o though_o it_o be_v many_o time_n convenient_a to_o reform_v the_o old_a fundamental_a custom_n of_o a_o free_a city_n yet_o it_o be_v convenient_a still_o to_o retain_v some_o shadow_n and_o appearance_n of_o their_o ancient_a way_n 296_o chap._n 26._o a_o new_a prince_n in_o a_o new_a conquest_n be_v to_o make_v every_o thing_n new_a ib._n chap._n 27._o man_n be_v as_o seldom_o perfect_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v perfect_o good_a 297_o chap._n 28._o for_o what_o reason_n the_o roman_n be_v less_o ingrateful_a to_o their_o citizen_n than_o the_o athenian_n ib._n chap._n 29._o whether_o the_o prince_n or_o the_o people_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o be_v ingrateful_a 298_o chap._n 30._o what_o rule_n aâe_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n to_o avoid_v this_o vice_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o how_o a_o general_n or_o great_a citizen_n be_v to_o demean_v himself_o to_o elude_v it_o 299_o chap._n 31._o that_o the_o roman_n use_v no_o extraordinary_a punishment_n towards_o their_o great_a captain_n when_o they_o commit_v a_o error_n of_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n provide_v the_o government_n be_v not_o damnify_v by_o it_o 300_o chap._n 32._o a_o commonwealth_n or_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o defer_v his_o beneficence_n till_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o object_n require_v it_o 301_o chap._n 33._o if_o a_o inconvenience_n increase_v either_o within_o a_o state_n or_o against_o it_o it_o be_v better_a to_o temporize_v and_o comply_v than_o to_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v it_o by_o violence_n 302_o chap._n 34._o the_o dictatorship_n be_v useful_a not_o hurtful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o that_o power_n which_o be_v usurp_v and_o illegal_o assume_v be_v pernicious_a to_o a_o state_n not_o that_o which_o be_v confer_v legal_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n 303_o chap._n 35._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_a be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o state_n though_o it_o be_v do_v free_o and_o by_o public_a suffrage_n 304_o chap._n 36._o citizens_z who_o have_v execute_v the_o great_a office_n ought_v not_o afterward_o to_o disdain_v or_o scruple_n the_o less_o 305_o chap._n 37._o what_o trouble_v and_o offence_n be_v create_v in_o rome_n by_o the_o agrarian_a law_n and_o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o new_a law_n opposite_a to_o a_o old_a custom_n with_o too_o much_o retro-spection_a ib._n chap._n 38._o weak_a commonwealth_n be_v general_o irresolute_a and_o ill_o advise_v as_o take_v their_o measure_n more_o from_o necessity_n than_o election_n 307_o chap._n 39_o divers_a people_n have_v many_o time_n the_o same_o accident_n 308_o chap._n 40._o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_a in_o rome_n what_o thing_n be_v most_o remarkable_a in_o it_o and_o how_o far_o such_o a_o constitution_n may_v be_v useful_a or_o pernicious_a to_o a_o commonwealth_n 309_o chap._n 41._o for_o a_o mean_a man_n to_o grow_v immediate_o insolent_a or_o a_o meek_a man_n immmediat_o cruel_a without_o just_a step_n of_o gradation_n be_v both_o imprudent_a and_o unprofitable_a 311_o chap._n 42._o how_o easy_o man_n manner_n be_v corrupt_v ib._n chap._n 43._o those_o soldier_n which_o fight_v for_o their_o own_o honour_n be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o to_o be_v trust_v 312_o chap._n 44._o a_o multitude_n without_o a_o head_n be_v altogether_o unserviceable_a nor_o be_v any_o man_n to_o threaten_v that_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o desire_v ib._n chap._n 45._o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o ill_a example_n to_o break_v a_o new_a law_n especial_o for_o the_o maker_n and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a to_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o state_n to_o multiply_v injury_n and_o repeat_v they_o every_o day_n 313_o chap._n 46._o how_o man_n leap_v from_o one_o passion_n to_o another_o and_o how_o they_o who_o at_o first_o aim_n at_o nothing_o but_o self-preservation_n when_o secure_v of_o that_o grow_v oppressor_n of_o other_o people_n 314_o chap._n 47._o though_o the_o people_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v discuss_v in_o general_a be_v many_o time_n mistake_v yet_o when_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o particular_n they_o be_v more_o sensible_a and_o judicious_a 317_o chap._n 48._o to_o prevent_v the_o advancement_n of_o mean_a people_n to_o the_o magistracy_n it_o be_v particular_o to_o be_v contrive_v that_o the_o competition_n be_v betwixt_o the_o best_a and_o most_o noble_a and_o the_o wickedist_n and_o most_o abject_a 318_o chap._n 49._o if_o those_o city_n which_o have_v be_v free_a from_o their_o foundation_n as_o rome_n have_v find_v it_o difficult_a to_o contrive_v such_o law_n as_o may_v maintain_v they_o so_o those_o which_o have_v be_v always_o servile_a will_v find_v it_o almost_o impossible_a 319_o chap._n 50._o no_o magistrate_n or_o council_n ought_v to_o have_v power_n to_o check_v or_o control_v the_o public_a act_n of_o the_o city_n 320_o chap._n 51._o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v constrain_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n be_v to_o seem_v to_o do_v it_o frank_o and_o without_o any_o compulsion_n ib._n chap._n 52._o the_o best_a and_o most_o secure_a way_n to_o repress_v the_o insolence_n of_o a_o ambitious_a and_o powerful_a state_n be_v to_o preclude_v and_o stop_v up_o those_o way_n by_o which_o he_o will_v come_v to_o his_o greatness_n 321_o chap._n 53._o the_o people_n deceive_v with_o a_o false_a appearance_n of_o good_a do_v many_o time_n desire_v that_o which_o turn_v to_o their_o destruction_n and_o how_o great_a hope_n and_o large_a promise_n do_v easy_o debauch_v they_o 322_o chap._n 54._o how_o great_a the_o authority_n of_o a_o grave_a man_n be_v to_o assuage_v the_o tumultuousness_n of_o the_o people_n 323_o chap._n 55._o how_o easy_o thing_n be_v manage_v in_o a_o city_n where_o the_o commons_o be_v incorrupt_a how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o erect_v a_o principality_n where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o equality_n and_o where_o it_o be_v not_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v impossible_a 324_o chap._n 56._o great_a accident_n before_o they_o happen_v to_o any_o city_n or_o province_n be_v common_o prognosticate_v by_o some_o sign_n or_o predict_v by_o some_o man_n 326_o chap._n 57_o the_o multitude_n unite_v be_v fornidable_a and_o strong_a but_o separate_v be_v weak_a and_o inconsiderable_a ib._n chap._n 58._o that_o the_o multitude_n be_v wise_a and_o more_o constant_a than_o a_o prince_n 327_o chap._n 59_o what_o league_n or_o confederacy_n be_v most_o to_o be_v trust_v those_o which_o be_v make_v with_o prince_n or_o those_o which_o be_v make_v with_o free_a state_n 329_o chap._n 60._o how_o the_o consulship_n and_o other_o dignity_n in_o rome_n be_v confer_v without_o respect_n of_o age_n 330_o book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o whether_o the_o virtue_n or_o fortune_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o empire_n 333_o chap._n 2._o with_o what_o nation_n the_o roman_n contend_v and_o with_o what_o obstinacy_n those_o nation_n resist_v 335_o chap._n 3._o it_o contribute_v much_o to_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n that_o they_o ruin_v the_o neighbour_a city_n and_o admit_v stranger_n to_o their_o own_o dignity_n and_o privilege_n 337_o chap._n 4._o there_o be_v three_o way_n which_o commonwealth_n have_v take_v to_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n 338_o chap._n 5._o the_o variation_n of_o religion_n and_o language_n with_o the_o accident_n of_o deluge_n and_o plague_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o many_o great_a thing_n have_v be_v forget_v 340_o chap._n 6._o how_o the_o roman_n proceed_v in_o make_v of_o war._n 341_o chap._n 7._o what_o proportion_n of_o land_n the_o roman_n allow_v to_o every_o man_n in_o their_o colony_n 342_o chap._n 8._o what_o it_o be_v that_o dispose_v some_o people_n to_o leave_v their_o native_a country_n to_o dispossess_v other_o people_n ib._n chap._n 9_o what_o those_o occasion_n be_v which_o do_v most_o common_o create_v war_n among_o prince_n 344_o chap._n 10._o that_o according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n money_n be_v not_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n ib._n chap._n 11._o it_o be_v not_o discretion_n to_o enter_v into_o strict_a amity_n with_o a_o prince_n who_o reputation_n be_v great_a than_o his_o strength_n 346_o chap._n 12._o upon_o a_o apprehension_n of_o be_v invade_v whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v war_n or_o expect_v it_o ib._n chap._n 13._o that_o from_o mean_a to_o great_a fortune_n people_n rise_v rather_o by_o fraud_n than_o by_o force_n 348_o chap._n 13._o many_o people_n be_v mistake_v
virtue_n as_o by_o the_o chivalry_n of_o his_o uncle_n pepin_n and_o charles_n martel_n his_o father_n for_o charles_n martel_n be_v governor_n of_o that_o kingdom_n give_v that_o memorable_a defeat_n to_o the_o saracen_n near_o torsi_fw-la upon_o the_o river_n totra_fw-fr in_o which_o above_o 200000._o of_o they_o be_v slay_v upon_o the_o reputation_n of_o which_o victor'y_v under_o the_o discipline_n of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o own_o deportment_n in_o it_o beside_o pepin_n be_v afterward_o make_v king_n of_o that_o kingdom_n to_o who_o when_o pope_n gregory_n apply_v himself_o for_o relief_n against_o the_o lombard_n pepin_n return_v answer_n that_o he_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o assist_v he_o but_o he_o desire_v first_o to_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o see_v he_o and_o pay_v his_o personal_a respect_n upon_o which_o invitation_n pope_n gregory_n go_v into_o france_n pass_v through_o the_o lombard_n quarter_n without_o any_o interruption_n so_o great_a reverence_n they_o bear_v to_o religion_n in_o those_o day_n be_v arrive_v and_o honourable_o receive_v in_o france_n he_o be_v after_o some_o time_n dismiss_v with_o a_o army_n into_o italy_n which_o have_v besiege_v pavia_n and_o reduce_v the_o lombard_n to_o distress_n aistolfus_n be_v constrain_v to_o certain_a term_n of_o agreement_n with_o the_o french_a which_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o his_o enemy_n but_o that_o he_o may_v rather_o be_v convert_v and_o live_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o article_n of_o that_o treaty_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o aistolfus_n shall_v restore_v all_o the_o land_n he_o have_v usurp_v from_o the_o church_n but_o when_o the_o french_a army_n be_v return_v into_o france_n aistolfus_n forget_v his_o engagement_n which_o put_v the_o pope_n upon_o a_o second_o application_n to_o king_n pepin_n who_o re-supplied_a he_o again_o send_v a_o new_a army_n into_o italy_n overcome_v the_o lombard_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o ravenna_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n give_v it_o to_o the_o pope_n with_o all_o the_o land_n under_o that_o exarchat_n and_o the_o country_n of_o urbino_n and_o la_fw-fr marca_n into_o the_o bargain_n in_o the_o interim_n aistolfus_n die_v and_o desiderio_n a_o lombard_n and_o duke_n of_o tuscany_n take_v up_o arm_n to_o succeed_v he_o beg_v assistance_n of_o the_o pope_n with_o promise_n of_o perpetual_a amity_n for_o the_o future_a which_o the_o pope_n grant_v as_o far_o as_o the_o other_o prince_n will_v consent_v at_o first_o desiderio_n be_v very_o punctual_a and_o observe_v his_o article_n to_o a_o hair_n deliver_v up_o the_o town_n as_o he_o take_v they_o to_o the_o pope_n according_a to_o his_o engagement_n to_o king_n pepin_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o exarchus_n send_v afterward_o from_o constantinople_n to_o ravenna_n but_o all_o be_v arbitrary_a and_o manage_v according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o pope_n not_o 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he_o emperor_n and_o rome_n begin_v again_o to_o have_v a_o emperor_n of_o the_o west_n and_o whereas_o former_o the_o pope_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o emperor_n jurisdiction_n the_o emperor_n now_o in_o his_o election_n be_v to_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o pope_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o power_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o empire_n decline_v and_o the_o church_n begin_v to_o advance_v and_o by_o these_o step_n to_o usurp_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o temporal_a prince_n the_o lombard_n have_v be_v in_o italy_n 222_o year_n so_o long_o as_o to_o retain_v nothing_o of_o their_o original_a barbarity_n but_o their_o name_n charles_n be_v desirous_a to_o reform_v italy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n iii_o be_v content_v they_o shall_v inhabit_v and_o denominate_v the_o part_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v which_o since_o then_o have_v be_v call_v lombardy_n and_o because_o the_o name_n of_o rome_n be_v venerable_a among_o they_o he_o appoint_v that_o part_n of_o italy_n which_o be_v 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as_o appear_v unprofitable_a and_o dangerous_a for_o the_o commonwealth_n though_o they_o be_v easy_o discover_v they_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v remove_v especial_o at_o once_o because_o the_o common_a mass_n be_v infect_v common_a way_n be_v too_o weak_a and_o recourse_n must_v be_v have_v to_o extraordinary_a as_o violence_n and_o arm_n for_o before_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o government_n can_v be_v change_v and_o model_v to_o your_o desire_n it_o be_v necessary_a above_o all_o thing_n to_o make_v yourself_o master_n of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o dispose_v of_o it_o at_o your_o pleasure_n and_o because_o to_o reform_v a_o state_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o civil_a regiment_n presuppose_v a_o good_a man_n and_o to_o usurp_v and_o make_v one_o self_n prince_n by_o violence_n presuppose_v a_o ill_a therefore_o it_o seldom_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o good_a man_n make_v himself_o prince_n by_o unjust_a mean_n be_v his_o end_n never_o so_o good_a nor_o will_v a_o ill_a man_n who_o have_v make_v himself_o prince_n ever_o do_v good_a it_o never_o fall_v into_o his_o thought_n to_o employ_v that_o authority_n well_o which_o he_o have_v unjust_o acquire_v from_o the_o cause_n aforesaid_a therefore_o arise_v the_o difficulty_n or_o rather_o impossibility_n in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n to_o maintain_v a_o free_a state_n much_o less_o to_o erect_v one_o and_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o way_n find_v out_o to_o effect_v it_o it_o will_v in_o my_o judgement_n be_v necessary_a to_o frame_v it_o rather_o according_a to_o a_o regal_a than_o a_o popular_a state_n that_o those_o person_n who_o insolence_n be_v incorrigible_a by_o the_o law_n may_v be_v bridle_v and_o restrain_v by_o some_o supreme_a magistrate_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o king_n and_o to_o attempt_v any_o other_o way_n must_v be_v either_o vain_a and_o temerarious_a or_o exorbitant_o cruel_a for_o
great_a for_o his_o pattern_n who_o by_o this_o practice_n of_o a_o small_a prince_n make_v himself_o monarch_n of_o all_o greece_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o remove_v his_o people_n as_o a_o shepherd_n do_v his_o fold_n those_o way_n be_v cruel_a and_o contrary_v not_o only_o to_o all_o civil_a but_o to_o all_o christian_a and_o indeed_o human_a conversation_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v by_o every_o body_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v better_a to_o remain_v a_o private_a person_n than_o to_o make_v one_o self_n king_n by_o the_o calamity_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o people_n nevertheless_o he_o who_o neglect_v to_o take_v the_o first_o good_a way_n if_o he_o will_v preserve_v himself_o must_v make_v use_n of_o this_o bad_a for_o though_o many_o prince_n take_v a_o middle_a way_n betwixt_o both_o yet_o they_o find_v it_o extreme_a difficult_a and_o dangerous_a for_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a they_o be_v neither_o fear_v nor_o belove_v and_o so_o unlikely_a to_o prosper_v chap._n xxvii_o man_n be_v as_o seldom_o perfect_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v perfect_o good_a in_o the_o year_n 1505._o pope_n julius_n ii_o march_v his_o army_n into_o bologna_n to_o drive_v the_o family_n of_o the_o bentivogli_n out_o of_o that_o state_n where_o they_o have_v command_v with_o supremacy_n a_o hundred_o year_n in_o the_o same_o expedition_n he_o resolve_v to_o remove_v john_n pogolo_n baglione_n out_o of_o perugia_n where_o he_o have_v usurp_v and_o in_o a_o word_n all_o such_o tyrant_n as_o have_v get_v any_o church_n land_n into_o their_o possession_n come_v to_o the_o town_n with_o the_o desire_n and_o resolution_n aforesaid_a he_o attend_v not_o till_o he_o can_v march_v in_o with_o his_o army_n but_o enter_v as_o it_o be_v naked_a and_o disarm_v though_o john_n pagolo_n be_v in_o person_n in_o the_o city_n and_o many_o of_o his_o party_n which_o be_v get_v together_o to_o defend_v he_o so_o that_o transport_v with_o the_o usual_a vehemence_n wherewith_o he_o manage_v all_o his_o affair_n he_o put_v himself_o with_o his_o bare_a guard_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n yet_o he_o succeed_v so_o well_o that_o he_o carry_v pagolo_n off_o with_o he_o and_o put_v in_o another_o governor_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o church_n wise_a man_n who_o be_v then_o about_o his_o holiness_n admire_v the_o temerity_n of_o the_o one_o as_o much_o as_o the_o pusillanimity_n of_o the_o other_o can_v not_o imagine_v how_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o pagolo_n have_v his_o enemy_n as_o it_o be_v naked_a in_o his_o hand_n and_o by_o consequence_n a_o opportunity_n with_o perpetual_a glory_n to_o himself_o to_o have_v secure_v he_o and_o pillage_v his_o equipage_n for_o all_o the_o cardinal_n be_v then_o with_o he_o with_o the_o most_o precious_a of_o their_o jewel_n shall_v so_o strange_o neglect_v it_o especial_o when_o they_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o conscience_n nor_o good_a nature_n which_o restrain_v he_o for_o neither_o of_o those_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v in_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v nought_o with_o his_o own_o sister_n and_o murder_v several_a of_o his_o relation_n to_o make_v his_o way_n to_o the_o government_n wherefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v to_o happen_v because_o it_o be_v so_o provide_v by_o providence_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v exquisite_o wicked_a no_o more_o than_o good_a in_o perfection_n for_o where_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n great_a and_o magnificent_a in_o a_o mischief_n they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o commit_v it_o so_o john_n pagolo_n who_o make_v no_o bone_n of_o either_o parricide_n or_o incest_n can_v not_o or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o dare_v not_o make_v use_n of_o his_o opportunity_n to_o perpetrate_v a_o thing_n which_o will_v have_v fill_v the_o world_n with_o admiration_n of_o his_o courage_n and_o make_v his_o memory_n venerable_a to_o posterity_n for_o he_o will_v have_v be_v the_o first_o who_o have_v give_v his_o cardinal_n to_o understand_v how_o little_a it_o be_v to_o their_o reputation_n to_o lord_n it_o and_o luxuriate_a as_o they_o do_v and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o fact_n will_v have_v lessen_v the_o scandal_n and_o prevent_v any_o danger_n that_o may_v ensue_v chap._n xxviii_o for_o what_o reason_n the_o roman_n be_v less_o ingrateful_a to_o their_o citizen_n than_o the_o athenian_n whoever_o read_v and_o observe_v the_o passage_n in_o commonwealth_n will_v find_v a_o touch_n of_o ingratitude_n towards_o their_o citizen_n in_o they_o all_o but_o less_o in_o rome_n than_o in_o athens_n and_o perhaps_o in_o any_o other_o republic_n whatever_o the_o reason_n i_o suppose_v be_v because_o rome_n have_v not_o that_o occasion_n of_o jealousy_n as_o athens_n have_v for_o in_o rome_n from_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o king_n to_o the_o time_n of_o silla_n and_o marius_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n be_v never_o disturb_v by_o any_o man_n within_o it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o apprehend_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o persecute_v in_o athens_n it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o their_o liberty_n be_v invade_v and_o take_v away_o by_o pisistratus_n when_o it_o be_v most_o flourish_a and_o complete_a and_o that_o by_o a_o pretence_n of_o advance_v it_o they_o no_o soon_o recover_v it_o but_o remember_v the_o injury_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o their_o pass_a servitude_n they_o fly_v out_o into_o such_o a_o exorbitancy_n of_o revenge_n that_o they_o punish_v not_o only_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o fellow_n citizen_n but_o the_o least_o umbrage_n and_o appearance_n of_o they_o from_o whence_o follow_v the_o banishment_n and_o execution_n of_o so_o many_o excellent_a person_n hence_o come_v the_o ostracism_n law_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o outrage_n commit_v afterward_o upon_o the_o chief_a of_o their_o city_n for_o as_o you_o writer_n of_o politic_n observe_v very_o well_o the_o people_n be_v more_o cruel_a and_o vindicative_a who_o have_v lose_v and_o recover_v their_o liberty_n than_o they_o who_o have_v preserve_v it_o as_o it_o be_v leave_v they_o by_o their_o father_n he_o therefore_o who_o consider_v what_o be_v say_v will_v neither_o condemn_v athens_n nor_o magnify_v rome_n but_o impute_v all_o to_o necessity_n upon_o the_o diversity_n of_o accident_n which_o happen_v in_o each_o city_n and_o certain_o if_o it_o be_v serious_o consider_v it_o will_v appear_v that_o if_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o roman_n have_v be_v oppress_v as_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o athenian_n be_v rome_n will_v have_v be_v no_o better_a nature_a or_o show_v more_o compassion_n to_o its_o fellow_n citizen_n than_o athens_n do_v and_o this_o may_v be_v infallible_o deduce_v by_o what_o happen_v after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o king_n against_o collatinus_n and_o p._n valârius_n for_o collatinus_n though_o he_o have_v be_v very_o active_a in_o assert_v their_o liberty_n be_v banish_v for_o bear_v only_o the_o name_n of_o tarquin_n and_o the_o other_o have_v like_a to_o have_v run_v the_o same_o destiny_n for_o build_v a_o house_n only_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n celius_n which_o they_o suspect_v be_v to_o command_v the_o city_n so_o that_o it_o may_v probable_o be_v presume_v by_o its_o suspicion_n and_o severity_n in_o the_o two_o case_n aforesaid_a that_o rome_n will_v have_v exercise_v the_o same_o ingratitude_n have_v it_o be_v injure_v in_o its_o minority_n as_o athens_n have_v be_v and_o that_o i_o may_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o discourse_v of_o ingratitude_n hereafter_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o more_o large_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n xxix_o whether_o the_o prince_n or_o the_o people_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o be_v ingrateful_a and_o because_o we_o have_v undertake_v to_o enlarge_v upon_o this_o subject_n i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o examine_v which_o be_v most_o frequent_o guilty_a of_o ingratitude_n the_o prince_n or_o the_o people_n for_o better_a explication_n i_o say_v that_o man_n be_v ingrateful_a either_o out_o of_o suspicion_n or_o avarice_n for_o if_o a_o prince_n or_o republic_n send_v out_o any_o of_o their_o great_a captain_n upon_o some_o important_a expedition_n which_o the_o say_a captain_n achieve_v and_o gain_v honour_n to_o himself_o and_o reputation_n to_o his_o master_n in_o this_o case_n the_o prince_n or_o state_n be_v oblige_v to_o reward_v he_o but_o if_o instead_o of_o reward_v they_o cashier_v or_o disgrace_v he_o or_o out_o of_o a_o covetous_a principle_n deny_v he_o his_o pay_n the_o ingratitude_n be_v inexcusable_a and_o leave_v a_o scandal_n behind_o it_o that_o can_v never_o be_v wear_v out_o and_o yet_o many_o prince_n be_v too_o guilty_a of_o it_o cornelius_n tacitus_n give_v we_o the_o reason_n in_o this_o sentence_n proclivius_fw-la est_fw-la injuriae_fw-la quam_fw-la beneficio_fw-la vicem_fw-la exolvere_fw-la quia_fw-la gratia_fw-la oneri_fw-la
ultio_fw-la in_o quaestu_fw-la habetur_fw-la it_o be_v more_o natural_a to_o return_v a_o injury_n than_o a_o courtesy_n because_o courtesy_n be_v burdensome_a but_o revenge_n be_v sweet_a but_o if_o this_o ingratitude_n either_o in_o prince_n or_o people_n proceed_v not_o so_o much_o from_o avarice_n as_o suspicion_n in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v somewhat_o excusable_a and_o of_o that_o kind_n we_o read_v of_o good_a store_n as_o when_o a_o general_n have_v conquer_v a_o province_n or_o empire_n for_o his_o master_n when_o he_o have_v exterminate_v his_o enemy_n enrich_v his_o army_n and_o gain_v himself_o a_o great_a name_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o he_o must_v be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o his_o own_o soldier_n and_o so_o dreadful_a to_o his_o enemy_n as_o must_v beget_v a_o jealousy_n in_o the_o prince_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v jealous_a and_o ambitious_a and_o not_o to_o be_v confine_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o fortune_n it_o can_v be_v but_o if_o the_o prince_n have_v take_v a_o fancy_n that_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o general_n be_v a_o diminution_n to_o he_o the_o general_n must_v by_o some_o vainglorious_a or_o discontent_a action_n establish_v and_o confirm_v it_o and_o than_o what_o have_v the_o prince_n to_o do_v but_o to_o secure_v himself_o either_o by_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v by_o take_v away_o his_o command_n lessen_v his_o reputation_n with_o the_o soldier_n and_o people_n and_o by_o all_o way_n of_o industry_n possess_v they_o that_o the_o victory_n be_v not_o obtain_v by_o any_o conduct_n of_o he_o but_o by_o the_o kindness_n of_o fortune_n vileness_n of_o the_o enemy_n or_o prudence_n and_o good_a management_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o officer_n after_o vespasian_n be_v in_o judea_n be_v declare_v emperor_n by_o his_o army_n antonius_n primus_fw-la be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o illyria_n with_o another_o army_n declare_v for_o the_o emperor_n and_o march_v into_o italy_n against_o vitellius_n who_o be_v then_o paramount_n in_o rome_n and_o have_v beat_v he_o in_o two_o pitch_a battle_n he_o enter_v the_o city_n in_o the_o name_n of_o vespasian_n so_o that_o mutianus_n be_v send_v against_o vitellius_n by_o vespasian_n he_o find_v the_o enemy_n break_v the_o town_n take_v and_o all_o thing_n do_v by_o antonius_n to_o his_o hand_n and_o how_o be_v he_o requite_v why_o mutianus_n take_v away_o his_o commission_n remove_v he_o from_o the_o army_n and_o by_o degree_n so_o lessen_v his_o authority_n in_o rome_n that_o antonius_n go_v into_o asia_n to_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o vespasian_n be_v receive_v so_o cold_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o authority_n and_o die_v very_o miserable_a and_o of_o this_o nature_n example_n be_v very_o frequent_a in_o history_n every_o body_n know_v how_o in_o our_o time_n gonsalvo_n ferrante_n be_v the_o king_n of_o arragon_n general_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n against_o the_o french_a behave_v himself_o so_o well_o that_o by_o his_o singular_a conduct_n he_o conquer_v it_o and_o put_v it_o whole_o under_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o master_n who_o come_v afterward_o to_o naples_n himself_o take_v from_o he_o the_o command_n of_o his_o army_n dispossess_v he_o of_o many_o strong_a place_n which_o he_o hold_v in_o that_o country_n and_o carry_v he_o with_o he_o into_o spain_n where_o not_o long_o after_o he_o die_v in_o obscurity_n but_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n these_o kind_n of_o jealousy_n be_v so_o natural_a to_o prince_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v grateful_a to_o any_o man_n who_o have_v perform_v any_o great_a thing_n for_o they_o and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o king_n no_o wonder_n if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o the_o people_n for_o in_o a_o free_a state_n they_o have_v always_o two_o principal_a end_n one_o be_v to_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n the_o other_o to_o keep_v what_o they_o have_v get_v and_o their_o eagerness_n to_o both_o these_o make_v they_o so_o often_o guilty_a of_o ingratitude_n as_o to_o the_o first_o point_n we_o shall_v speak_v elsewhere_o the_o error_n in_o preserve_v their_o liberty_n to_o disgust_v such_o person_n as_o aught_o to_o be_v reward_v and_o to_o suspect_v such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v trust_v and_o though_o such_o practice_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o great_a mischief_n in_o a_o corrupt_a commonwealth_n and_o tyranny_n do_v many_o time_n ensue_v as_o in_o rome_n by_o caesar_n who_o take_v that_o by_o force_n which_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o people_n deny_v to_o his_o merit_n yet_o in_o a_o town_n that_o be_v entire_a and_o incorrupt_a they_o do_v very_o well_o and_o add_v much_o to_o the_o duration_n of_o their_o liberty_n to_o enforce_v great_a and_o ambitious_a man_n for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n to_o comport_v themselves_o better_a in_o my_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o ever_o have_v empire_n rome_n be_v the_o least_o ingratful_a for_o the_o reason_n abovesaid_a there_o be_v never_o a_o example_n of_o its_o ingratitude_n but_o in_o the_o case_n of_o scipio_n for_o coriolanus_n and_o camillus_n be_v banish_v for_o their_o injury_n to_o the_o people_n and_o though_o one_o of_o they_o remain_v obstinate_a be_v never_o recall_v yet_o the_o other_o be_v not_o only_o recall_v but_o so_o restore_v to_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n that_o all_o his_o life_n after_o they_o adore_v he_o as_o a_o prince_n but_o their_o jealousy_n of_o scipio_n be_v of_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o have_v never_o be_v know_v before_o proceed_v from_o the_o ornament_n of_o his_o body_n and_o the_o endowment_n of_o his_o mind_n his_o youth_n his_o wisdom_n his_o excellent_a qualification_n have_v render_v he_o too_o admirable_a the_o powerfulness_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o danger_n and_o tediousness_n of_o the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v conclude_v in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n his_o deliberation_n in_o resolve_v and_o his_o quickness_n in_o execution_n have_v gain_v he_o a_o great_a reputation_n than_o be_v ever_o get_v by_o any_o general_n before_o he_o insomuch_o as_o the_o senator_n praetor_n and_o all_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n in_o the_o city_n begin_v to_o fear_v and_o respect_v he_o this_o be_v no_o please_a sight_n to_o the_o grave_a sort_n because_o it_o have_v not_o be_v former_o the_o custom_n in_o rome_n whereupon_o cato_n a_o man_n of_o great_a esteem_n for_o his_o piety_n and_o justice_n take_v up_o the_o cudgel_n against_o he_o and_o complain_v public_o that_o the_o city_n can_v not_o be_v call_v free_a while_o the_o magistrate_n be_v in_o awe_n of_o any_o particular_a citizen_n if_o then_o in_o a_o thing_n so_o near_o import_v their_o liberty_n the_o people_n follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o cato_n in_o my_o judgement_n they_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o be_v excuse_v in_o short_a my_o opinion_n be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o that_o it_o be_v avarice_n and_o suspicion_n which_o make_v man_n ingrateful_a to_o the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o people_n be_v not_o natural_o addict_v and_o to_o the_o last_o with_o much_o less_o propensity_n than_o prince_n as_o have_v less_o occasion_n which_o shall_v be_v prove_v hereafter_o chap._n xxx_o what_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n to_o avoid_v this_o vice_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o how_o a_o general_n or_o great_a citizen_n be_v to_o demean_v himself_o to_o elude_v it_o to_o avoid_v the_o necessity_n of_o live_v always_o in_o suspicion_n and_o be_v ingrateful_a to_o his_o minister_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o go_v personal_o with_o his_o army_n as_o be_v do_v at_o first_o by_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o great_a turk_n do_v now_o and_o as_o all_o they_o do_v and_o have_v do_v that_o be_v valiant_a and_o courageous_a for_o in_o so_o do_v the_o honour_n and_o profit_n of_o their_o victory_n accrue_v to_o themselves_o but_o where_o they_o be_v not_o present_a at_o their_o conquest_n themselves_o the_o honour_n redound_v upon_o their_o officer_n and_o they_o have_v not_o any_o complete_a enjoyment_n of_o their_o success_n till_o they_o have_v eclipse_v if_o not_o extinguish_v that_o glory_n in_o other_o people_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o venture_v for_o themselves_o so_o that_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o injustice_n to_o their_o officer_n do_v they_o more_o mischief_n than_o their_o conquest_n do_v they_o good_a but_o when_o out_o of_o negligence_n or_o imprudence_n they_o lie_v at_o home_n idle_a themselves_o and_o send_v their_o general_n in_o their_o stead_n know_v no_o better_a precept_n to_o give_v they_o than_o what_o they_o know_v already_o themselves_o as_o to_o the_o general_n if_o he_o find_v that_o jealousy_n inevitable_a he_o have_v his_o choice_n of_o two_o thing_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o war_n be_v end_v he_o be_v voluntary_o to_o lay_v
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be_v never_o deject_v by_o any_o ill_a fortune_n nor_o transport_v by_o any_o good_a as_o appear_v by_o their_o defeat_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o cannae_n and_o their_o victory_n against_o antiochus_n their_o defeat_n at_o cannae_n be_v the_o three_o which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v very_o considerable_a yet_o they_o be_v not_o so_o terrify_v or_o cow_v as_o to_o commit_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o old_a dignity_n of_o the_o roman_n for_o they_o resolve_v to_o continue_v the_o war_n they_o raise_v more_o force_n they_o refuse_v to_o redeem_v their_o prisoner_n upon_o any_o new_a term_n and_o can_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o make_v any_o overture_n of_o peace_n either_o to_o hannibal_n or_o the_o senate_n at_o carthage_n but_o for_o want_v of_o other_o they_o arm_v their_o old_a man_n and_o their_o servant_n and_o resolve_v whole_o upon_o war_n for_o which_o obstinacy_n and_o refractoriness_n when_o hanno_n be_v tell_v he_o make_v a_o speech_n to_o 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