Lehal Library

Contents 7. States won by lucky circumstance and someone else’s armed forces33 8. States won by crime43 9. Monarchy with public support49 10. Assessing a state’s strength55 11. Church states59 12. Different kinds of armies and a consideration of mercenary forces63 13. Auxiliaries, combined forces and citizen armies71 14. A ruler and his army77 15. What men and particularly rulers are praised and blamed for81 16. Generosity and meanness83 17. Cruelty and compassion. Whether it is better to be feared or loved87 18. A ruler and his promises93 19. Avoiding contempt and hatred97 20. Whether fortresses and other strategies rulers frequently adopt are useful111 21. What a ruler should do to win respect117 22. A ruler’s ministers123