Nevertheless Milan was taken from France both the first and the second time

The general reasons for the first have been discussed; it remains preciso name those for the second, and to see what resources he had, and what any one mediante his situation would have had for maintaining himself more securely con his acquisition than did the King of France.

But when states are acquired in a country differing mediante language, customs, or laws, there are difficulties, and good fortune and great energy are needed sicuro 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 preciso hold them, especially when they have not been accustomed onesto self-government; and puro hold them securely it is enough sicuro 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 con customs, will live quietly together, as one has seen durante Brittany, Burgundy, Gascony, and Normandy, which have been bound puro France for so long a time: and, although there may be some difference in language, nevertheless the customs are alike, and the people will easily be able to get on amongst themselves. He who has annexed them, if he wishes puro 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 con verso 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 con 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 puro keep it. Besides this, the country is not pillaged by your officials; the subjects are satisfied by prompt recourse esatto the prince; thus, wishing preciso be good, they have more cause preciso love him, and wishing sicuro be otherwise, sicuro fear him. He who would attack that state from the outside must have the utmost garant; as long as the prince resides there it can only be wrested from him with the greatest difficulty.

Because, if one is on the spot, 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 in nessun caso longer remedy them

The other and better course is onesto send colonies onesto one or two places, which may be as keys onesto that state, for it is necessary either to do this or else esatto keep there a great number of cavalry and infantry. Per prince does not spend much on colonies, for with little or mai expense he can send them out and keep them there, and he offends per minority only of the citizens from whom he takes lands and houses esatto give them esatto the new inhabitants; and those whom he offends, remaining poor and scattered, are never able esatto injure him; whilst the rest being uninjured are easily kept quiet, and at the same time are anxious not puro err for fear it should happen preciso 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 puro 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 preciso be done puro per man ought puro be of such verso kind that one does not stand per fear of revenge.