And the usual course of affairs is that, as soon as a powerful foreigner enters verso country, all the subject states are drawn sicuro him, moved by the hatred which they feel against the ruling power

Again, the prince who holds a country differing durante the above respects ought to make himself the head and defender of his less powerful neighbours, and sicuro weaken the more powerful amongst them, taking care that per niente foreigner as powerful as himself shall, by any accident, get per footing there; for it will always happen that such a one will be introduced by those who are discontented, either through excess of ambition or through fear, as one has seen already. The Romans were brought into Greece by the Aetolians; and in every other country where they obtained verso footing they were brought in by the inhabitants. So that mediante respect sicuro those subject states he has not onesto take any trouble esatto gain them over to himself, for the whole of them quickly rally onesto the state which he has acquired there. He has only sicuro take care that they do not get hold of too much power and too much authority, and then with his own forces, and with their goodwill, he can easily keep down the more powerful of them, so as puro remain entirely master durante the country. And he who does not properly manage this business will soon lose what he has acquired, and whilst he does hold it he will have endless difficulties and troubles.

The Romans, in the countries which they annexed, observed closely these measures; they sent colonies and maintained friendly relations with the minor powers, datingranking.net/it/wildbuddies-review/ without increasing their strength; they kept down the greater, and did not allow any strong foreign powers onesto gain authority

The Achaeans and Aetolians were kept friendly by them, the kingdom of Miscuglio was humbled, Antiochus was driven out; yet the merits of the Achaeans and Aetolians never secured for them permission puro increase their power, nor did the persuasions of Philip ever induce the Romans to be his friends without first humbling him, nor did the influence of Antiochus make them agree that he should retain any lordship over the country. Because the Romans did per these instances what all prudent princes ought preciso do, who have preciso regard not only present troubles, but also future ones, for which they must prepare with every energy, because, when foreseen, it is easy to remedy them; but if you wait until they approach, the medicine is niente affatto longer in time because the malady has become incurable; for it happens con this, as the physicians say it happens in hectic fever, that con the beginning of the malady it is easy to cure but difficult esatto detect, but mediante the course of time, not having been either detected or treated in the beginning, it becomes easy sicuro detect but difficult preciso cure. Thus it happens in affairs of state, for when the evils that arise have been foreseen (which it is only given esatto per wise man to see), they can be quickly redressed, but when, through not having been foreseen, they have been permitted to grow in verso way that every one can see them, there is in nessun caso longer a remedy. Therefore, the Romans, foreseeing troubles, dealt with them at once, and, even puro avoid a war, would not let them che sicuro verso head, for they knew that war is not sicuro be avoided, but is only preciso be put off to the advantage of others; moreover they wished puro fight with Philip and Antiochus durante Greece so as not to have esatto do it mediante Italy; they could have avoided both, but this they did not wish; nor did that ever please them which is forever durante the mouths of the wise ones of our time:-Let us enjoy the benefits of the time-but rather the benefits of their own valour and prudence, for time drives everything before it, and is able preciso bring with it good as well as evil, and evil as well as good.