Misc Chapters Machiavelli (3, 4, 6, 8)

Differences between the republic & principalities

• In republics, everyone has some sort of share or stake in, but in principalities, the prince owns the government (and virtually everything else)

Prudence in Machiavelli’s World

The ability to foresee future actions to make the right choices to ensure what you want

Chapter Four - Main Idea

• Centralized states and how they are challenging to conquer, but once conquered, it’s easier to hold and control

• Feudal countries are easier to conquer but not to control

Chapter 6 recap

• The chapter is about the founders

• need to be very virtuous, prudent, stable, etc.

• Started with some fortune, but then took it into their own hands

Chapter Seven - Main Idea

• About the prince who gets new state relying on others’ arms and their own fortunes

• They get the states but can’t keep them unless they are of exceptional virtue

Chapter Eight - Main idea

• About those who become princes by crime