This chapter talks about the duties of the princes to their armies. The author basically says that in order for them to stay in control of their territory and heir, they must be trained into the art of war and arms. Then, the whole chapter goes on examples of how some citizens acquired power for using force, but their sons declined to follow suit, and as a consequence, lost their power.
Now, what comes to my mind is that the author is saying is right to have a war, is right to protect yourself and start a war in order to control the territory. Some people still believe in this today, that war is the only way to get to power or to solve problems, just like this writer 500 years ago. I think they are right when they say we need to have an army of our own, but I do not know about making war for the sake of protection or just to get to power.
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