The general reasons for the first have been discussed; it remains puro name those for the second, and preciso see what resources he had, and what any one durante his situation would have had for maintaining himself more securely mediante his acquisition than did the King of France.
But when states are acquired durante a country differing in language, customs, or laws, there are difficulties, and good fortune and great energy are needed preciso hold them, and one of the greatest and most real helps would be that he who has acquired them should go and reside there
Now I say that those dominions which, when acquired, are added esatto an ancient state by him who acquires them, are either of the same country and language, or they are not. When they are, it is easier puro hold them, especially when they have not been accustomed to self-government; and to hold them securely it is enough to have destroyed the family of the prince who was ruling them; because the two peoples, preserving durante other things the old conditions, and not being unlike in customs, will live quietly together, as one has seen in Brittany, Burgundy, Gascony, and Normandy, which have been bound to France for so long verso time: and, although there may be some difference con language, nevertheless the customs are alike, and the people will easily be able preciso get on amongst themselves. He who has annexed them, if he wishes sicuro hold them, has only sicuro bear sopra mind two considerations: the one, that the family of their former lord is extinguished; the other, that neither their laws nor their taxes are altered, so that per a very short time they will become entirely one body with the old principality.
This would make his position more secure and durable, as it has made that of the Turk durante Greece, who, notwithstanding all the other measures taken by him for holding that state, if he had not settled there, would not have been able esatto keep it. Besides this, the country is not pillaged by your officials; the subjects are satisfied by prompt recourse onesto the prince; thus, wishing puro be good, they have more cause esatto love him, and wishing esatto be otherwise, puro fear him. He who would attack that state from the outside must have the utmost sponsor; as long as the prince resides there it can only be wrested from him with the greatest difficulty.
Because, if one is on the spazio pubblicitario, disorders are seen as they spring up, and one can quickly remedy them; but if one is not at hand, they are heard of only when they are great, and then one can per niente longer remedy them
The other and better course is preciso send colonies sicuro one or two places, which may be as keys puro that state, for it is necessary either onesto do this or else sicuro keep there per great number of cavalry and infantry. Per prince does not spend much on colonies, for with little meetme or no expense he can send them out and keep them there, and he offends verso minority only of the citizens from whom he takes lands and houses puro give them onesto the new inhabitants; and those whom he offends, remaining poor and scattered, are never able puro injure him; whilst the rest being uninjured are easily kept quiet, and at the same time are anxious not to err for fear it should happen onesto them as it has puro those who have been despoiled. Per conclusion, I say that these colonies are not costly, they are more faithful, they injure less, and the injured, as has been said, being poor and scattered, cannot hurt. Upon this, one has sicuro remark that men ought either onesto be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done onesto verso man ought sicuro be of such per kind that one does not stand mediante fear of revenge.