Machiavelli's Claim about the armed citizenry is that because good laws cannot exist without excellent armies, and when there are good laws, there must be good armaments, Machiavelli proclaims that he would only address arms and not laws.
The prince's own arms, mercenaries, auxiliaries, or a combination of the three are used to protect the state. Mercenaries and auxiliaries are both dangerous and untrustworthy.
Machiavelli stated that leaders should not rely on luck, but rather make their own fortunes by charm, cunning, and force.
According to Machiavelli, there are two major elements in life: fortune and virtue. Virtù (rather than virtue) denoted boldness, power, and the capacity to enforce one's own will.
Machiavelli's opinion that evil means are necessary to acquire and maintain a state is taken as the theme of the essay.
He became so notorious for this advice that the adjective Machiavellian later described "politics characterized by deceit, duplicity, or dishonesty."
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