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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

I send you a gift, which if it answers ill the obligations I owe you, is at any rate the greatest which Niccolò Machiavelli has it in his power to offer. For in it I have expressed whatever I have learned, or have observed for myself during a long experience and constant study of human affairs. And since neither you nor any other can expect more at my hands, you cannot complain if I have not given you more. You may indeed lament the poverty of my wit, since what I have to say is but poorly said; and tax the weakness of my judgment,. | Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius 1 Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius The Project Gutenberg EBook of Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Niccolo Machiavelli This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius Author Niccolo Machiavelli Release Date January 25 2004 EBook 10827 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DISCOURSES Produced by Ted Garvin Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders DISCOURSES ON THE FIRST DECADE OF TITUS LIVIUS BY NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI CITIZEN AND SECRETARY OF FLORENCE TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY NINIAN HILL THOMSON M.A. LONDON KEGAN PAUL TRENCH CO. 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1883 TO PROFESSOR PASQUALE VILLARI. DEAR PROFESSOR VILLARI Permit me to inscribe your name on a translation of Machiavelli s Discourses which I had your encouragement to undertake and in which I have done my best to preserve something of the flavour of the original. Yours faithfully NINIAN HILL THOMSON. FLORENCE May 17 1883. BOOK I. CHAPTER 2 PREFACE CHAPTER I. Of the beginnings of Cities in general and in particular of that of Rome II. Of the various kinds of Government and to which of them the Roman Commonwealth belonged III. Of the accidents which led in Rome to the creation of Tribunes of the People whereby the Republic was made more perfect IV. That the dissensions between the Senate and Commons of Rome made Rome free and powerful V. Whether the guardianship of public freedom is safer in the hands of the Commons or of the Nobles and whether those who seek to acquire power or they who seek to maintain it are the greater cause of commotions VI. Whether it was possible in Rome to contrive such a Government as would have composed the