"The Prince" by Nicolo Machiavelli Flashcards
The Objective of this deck is to strengthen memory and recall skills on Machiavelli's principles and examples of his rules in action throughout these flashcards
In Chapter ll “Concerning Hereditary Principles”, Machiavelli says he “Will leave out all discussion on ________?
Machiavelli said “I will leave out all discussion on republics, inasmuch as in another place I have written of them at length, and will address myself only to principalities. In doing so I will keep to the order indicated above, and discuss how such principalities are to be ruled and preserved.”
In Chapter 2, does Machiavelli say it’s easier to hold hereditary states or have new rulers?
Machiavelli States that it is easier to hold Hereditary states than to have new rulers of lands.
What is Machiavelli’s example for holding hereditary states?
Machiavelli’s example, the Duke of Ferrara in Italy, who withstood the attacks of the Venetians in ’84, and those of Pope Julius in ’10 thanks to his long hereditary dominion.
