Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius. Niccolò Machiavelli

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       Niccolò Machiavelli

      Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI

       DISCOURSES

       BOOK I.

       CHAPTER I.— Of the Beginnings of Cities in general, and in particular. of that of Rome.

       CHAPTER II.—Of the various kinds of Government; and to which of them. the Roman Commonwealth belonged.

       CHAPTER III.—Of the Accidents which led in Rome to the creation of. Tribunes of the People; whereby the Republic was made more perfect.

       CHAPTER IV.—That the Dissensions between the Senate and Commons of. Rome, made Rome free and powerful.

       CHAPTER V.— Whether the Guardianship of public Freedom is safer in the. hands of the Commons or of the Nobles; and whether those who seek to. acquire Power or they who seek to maintain it are the greater cause of. Commotions.

       CHAPTER VI.— Whether it was possible in Rome to contrive such a. Government as would have composed the Differences between the Commons. and the Senate.

       CHAPTER VII.— That to preserve Liberty in a State there must exist the. Right to accuse.

       CHAPTER VIII.— That Calumny is as hurtful in a Commonwealth as the. power to accuse is useful.

       CHAPTER IX.— That to give new Institutions to a Commonwealth, or to. reconstruct old Institutions on an entirely new basis, must be the work. of one Man .

       CHAPTER X.— That in proportion as the Founder of a Kingdom or. Commonwealth merits Praise, he who founds a Tyranny deserves Blame.

       CHAPTER XI.— Of the Religion of the Romans.

       CHAPTER XII.—That it is of much moment to make account of Religion; and. that Italy, through the Roman Church, being wanting therein, has been. ruined.

       CHAPTER XIII.— Of the use the Romans made of Religion in giving. Institutions to their City, in carrying out their Enterprises, and in. quelling Tumults.

       CHAPTER XIV.— That the Romans interpreted the Auspices to meet the. occasion; and made a prudent show of observing the Rites of Religion. even when forced to disregard them; and any who rashly slighted Religion. they punished.

       CHAPTER XV.— How the Samnites, as a last resource in their broken. Fortunes, had recourse to Religion.

       CHAPTER XVI.— That a People accustomed to live under a Prince, if by. any accident it become free, can hardly preserve that Freedom.

       CHAPTER XVII.— That a corrupt People obtaining Freedom can hardly. preserve it.

       CHAPTER XVIII.— How a Free Government existing in a corrupt City may be. preserved, or not existing may be created.

       CHAPTER XIX.— After a strong Prince a weak Prince may maintain himself:. but after one weak Prince no Kingdom can stand a second.

       CHAPTER XX.— That the consecutive Reigns of two valiant Princes produce. great results: and that well-ordered Commonwealths are assured of a. Succession of valiant Rulers by whom their Power and Growth are rapidly. extended .

       CHAPTER XXI.— That it is a great reproach to a Prince or to a. Commonwealth to be without a national Army .

       CHAPTER XXII.— What is to be noted in the combat of the three Roman. Horatii and the three Alban Curiatii .

       CHAPTER XXIII.— That we should never hazard our whole Fortunes where we. put not forth our entire Strength; for which reason to guard a Defile is. often hurtful .

       CHAPTER XXIV.— That well-ordered States always provide Rewards and. Punishments for their Citizens; and never set off Deserts against. Misdeeds .

       CHAPTER XXV.— That he who would reform the Institutions of a free. State, must retain at least the semblance of old Ways.

       CHAPTER XXVI.— A new Prince in a City or Province of which he has taken. Possession, ought to make Everything new.

       CHAPTER XXVII.— That Men seldom know how to be wholly good or wholly. bad .

       CHAPTER XXVIII.— Whence it came that the Romans were less ungrateful to. their Citizens than were the Athenians .

       CHAPTER XXIX.— Whether a People or a Prince is the more ungrateful.

       CHAPTER XXX.— How Princes and Commonwealths may avoid the vice of. Ingratitude; and how a Captain or Citizen may escape being undone by. it.

       CHAPTER XXXI.— That the Roman Captains were never punished with extreme. severity for Misconduct; and where loss resulted to the Republic merely. through their Ignorance or Want of Judgment, were not punished at all .