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Discourses Penguin Classics (Crick / Walker) — BOOK3

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  • 1. In Order that a Religious Institution or a State should long survive it is essential that it should frequently be Restored to its original principlesa (.md)
  • 2. That it is a Very Good Notion at Times to pretend to be a Fool (.md)
  • 3. When Liberty has been newly acquired it is Necessary in Order to maintain it to ‘Kill the Sons of Brutus’ (.md)
  • 4. A Prince cannot Live Securely in a Principality while those are Alive who have been despoiled of it (.md)
  • 9. That it behoves one to adapt Oneself to the Times if one wants to enjoy Continued Good Fortune (.md)
  • 5. What it is that causes a Hereditary Prince to lose his Kingdom (.md)
  • 6. On Conspiracies (.md)
  • 7. How it comes about that Changes from Liberty to Servitude and from Servitude to Liberty sometimes occur without Bloodshed and sometimes abound in it (.md)
  • 8. He who would transform a Republic should take Due Note of the Governed (.md)
  • 10. That a General cannot avoid an Engagement if the Enemy is determined to force him to it at All Costs (.md)
  • 11. That he who has to deal with several Foes, even though he be Weaker than they are, can actually Win, provided he can sustain their First Attack (.md)
  • 12. That a Prudent General should make it absolutely necessary for his own Troops to Fight, but should avoid forcing the Enemy to do so (.md)
  • 13. Which is it best to trust, a Good General with a Weak Army or a Good Army with a Weak General? (.md)
  • 14. What Effects are produced by the Appearance of New Inventions in the course of a Battle and by the hearing of Unfamiliar Cries (.md)
  • 19. Whether in controlling the Masses Consideratenessa is more Necessary than Punishment (.md)
  • 40. That it is a Glorious Thing to use Fraud in the Conduct of a War (.md)
  • 41. That one’s Country should be defended whether it entail Ignominy or Glory, and that it is Good to defend it in any way whatsoever (.md)
  • 42. That Promises extracted by Force ought not to be kept (.md)
  • 43. That Men who are born in the same Country display throughout the Ages much the same Characteristics (.md)
  • 44. Results are often obtained by Impetuosity and Daring which could never have been obtained by Ordinary Methods (.md)
  • 49. A Republic that would preserve its Freedom, ought daily to make Fresh Provisions to this End, and what Quintus Fabius did to earn for himself the title Maximus73 (.md)
  • 45. Whether it is the Better Course in Battle to await the Enemy’s Attack and, having held it, to take the Offensive, or to make on the Enemy a Furious Onslaught at the Start (.md)
  • 46. How it comes about that in a City a Family retains for a Long Time the same Customs (.md)
  • 47. That a Good Citizen out of Love for his Country ought to ignore Personal Affronts (.md)
  • 48. When an Enemy is seen to be making a Big Mistake, it should be assumed that it is but an Artifice (.md)
  • 15. That at the Head of an Army there should be One, not Several, Commanders, and that to have a Plurality is a Nuisance (.md)
  • 16. Genuine Virtue counts in Difficult Times, but, when Things are going well, it is rather to those whose Popularity is due to Wealth or Parentage that Men look (.md)
  • 17. That to a Person to whom Offence has been given, no Administrative Post of Importance should subsequently be assigned (.md)
  • 18. Nothing becomes a General more than to anticipate the Enemy’s Plans (.md)
  • 20. A Single Act of Common Humanity made a Greater Impression on the Falisci than did all the Forces of Rome66 (.md)
  • 21. How it comes about that Hannibal, whose Procedure differed radically from Scipio’s, yet produced the same Effect in Italy as Scipio did in Spain (.md)
  • 22. How the Severity of Manlius Torquatus and the Sociabilitya of Valerius Corvinus won for Each the same Degree of Fameb (.md)
  • 23. Upon what Account Camillus was banished from Rome (.md)
  • 24. The Prolongation of Military Commandsa made Rome a Servile State (.md)
  • 29. That the Faults of Peoples are due to Princes68 (.md)
  • 25. Concerning the Poverty of Cincinnatus and of many other Roman Citizens (.md)
  • 26. How Women have brought about the Downfall of States (.md)
  • 27. How Unity may be restored to a Divided City, and how mistaken are those who hold that to retain Possession of Cities one must needs keep them divided (.md)
  • 28. That a Strict Watch should be kept on the Doings of Citizens since under cover of Good Works there often arises the Beginning of Tyranny (.md)
  • 30. (i) It is necessary for a Citizen who proposes to use his Authority to do any Good Work in a Republic first to extinguish all Envy; and (ii) what Provisions are to be made for the Defence of a City which the Enemy is about to attack (.md)
  • 31. Strong Republics and Outstanding Men retain their Equanimity and their Dignity under all Circumstances (.md)
  • 32. What Means some have adopted to prevent a Peace (.md)
  • 33. To win a Battle it is essential to inspire the Army with Confidence both in Itself and in its General (.md)
  • 34. What Kind of Reputation or Gossip or Opinion causes the Populace to begin to favour a Particular Citizen; and whether the Populace appoints to Offices with Greater Prudence than does a Prince (.md)
  • 39. That a General ought to be acquainted with the Lie of the Land (.md)
  • 35. What Dangers are run by one who takes the Lead in advising some Course of Action; and how much greater are the Dangers incurred when the Course of Action is Unusual (.md)
  • 36. Reasons why the French have been, and still are, looked upon in the Beginning of a Battle as more than Men, and afterwards as less than Women (.md)
  • 37. Whether Skirmishes are Necessary before a Battle, and how, if one decides to do without them, the Presence of Fresh Enemy Troops is to be discovered (.md)
  • 38. What ought to be done by a General so that his Army may have Confidence in him (.md)