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Chapter XVIII CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH (*) "The present chapter has given greater offence than any other portion of Machiavelli's writings." Burd, "Il Principe," p. 297. Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft. Nevertheless our experience has ...
Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft. Nevertheless, our experience has been that those princes who have done great things have held good faith of little account, and have known how to circumvent the intellect of men by craft, and in the end have overcome those who have relied on their word. You must know there are two ...
The Prince (Ricci) by Niccolò Machiavelli, translated by Luigi Ricci. Chapter 18. Chapter 19. →. CHAPTER XVIII. IN WHAT WAY PRINCES MUST KEEP FAITH. How laudable it is for a prince to keep good faith and live with integrity, and not with astuteness, every one knows. Still the experience of our times shows those princes to have done great ...
One prince 1 of the present time, whom it is not well to name, never preaches anything else but peace and good faith, and to both he is most hostile, and either, if he had kept it, would have deprived him of reputation and kingdom many a time. 1. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. The Prince: Chapter 18 by Niccolo Machiavelli 4
Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft. Nevertheless, our experience has been that those princes who have done great things have held good faith of little account, and have known how to circumvent the intellect of men by craft, and in the end have overcome those who have relied on their word. You must know there are two ...
Summary. The topic of this chapter is to what extent a prince should be honest, and to what extent he should be deceitful. Machiavelli cites a myth from ancient Greece to illustrate the characteristics of an effective prince. The story is that famed princes of the ancient world, such as Achilles, were sent to the centaur Chiron to be trained.
Summary. Chapter XVIII: In What Way Princes Should Keep Their Word. The author acknowledges that people generally praise a prince who honors his promises. However, it is shown that history demonstrates that princes can be most successful when they trick others and are cunning and crafty. It is clear that there are two methods for fighting ...
