The Prince

Can He Stand Alone?

Holding 3, the Weight of a State and the Church

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Every state defends itself in its own way.

Some princes have the strength to meet an enemy in the open field. Others lack that strength and retreat behind city walls instead. This chapter looks at what draws that line, and at one spot where Machiavelli, of all places, falls silent.

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