This one chapter talks about whether fortresses and many things that princes employ every day are useful or harmful. Well he makes a point again of how important the army is. And that if a prince gets to power by force, how careful the ruler has to be in order to show power.
He also says that a fortress must be used for protection, but also to keep the people happy. My first thoughts are that or brings the question about if an army is necessary to hold power today. A good army serves the purpose of protecting the mainland, but what can we do if this happens to change? I mean, why do we need an army today? It seems like for countries like the United States it is necessary to maintain their interests intact, but what about poor countries like the central american ones? To me it seems like they are only used for public safety, but they are there for external attacks not local ones. So I don’t know what purpose an army really serves today.
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