El Principe Capitulo — 1

“Tell me,” Marco said, pouring two cups of dark wine. “Is this a hereditary principality or a new one? My uncle ruled forty years, but I am not his son.”

“Good,” Fra Giovanni said. “Then tomorrow, hang the soldier who broke into the baker’s house. And embrace the baker’s family. That is the art of the new prince: one swift cruelty, then a thousand small kindnesses.” el principe capitulo 1

Fra Giovanni smiled thinly. “It is new, my lord—new to you. Hereditary princes have it easy. The bloodline keeps the people loyal. But you… you are a new prince in an old state. That is the most fragile kind.” “Tell me,” Marco said, pouring two cups of dark wine

He called for his secretary, a shrewd priest named Fra Giovanni. ” Marco said