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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Machiavelli, Niccolo

Machiavelli, Niccolo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Prince. Chapters 7 - 13

Chapter VII

In Chapter VI, Machiavelli states that those who come to power through
great ability have difficulties in gaining power, but little in maintaining
it. The opposite is true of those who become princes through good fortune:
they take power easily, but find difficulties in maintaining it. As examples,
Machiavelli speaks of Princes who are given states as favors, or who buy
states for money. The former will never be able to free themselves from the
control of those who gave them power, while the latter will always ...

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