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iteother　virtues。CHAPTER　XIIHOW　MANY　KINDS　OF　SOLDIERY　THERE　ARE；　AND　CONCERNING　MERCENARIESHAVING　discoursed　particularly　on　the　characteristics　of　suchprincipalities　as　in　the　beginning　I　proposed　to　discuss；　and　havingconsidered　in　some　degree　the　causes　of　their　being　good　or　bad；　andhaving　shown　the　methods　by　which　many　have　sought　to　acquire　them　andto　hold　them；　it　now　remains　for　me　to　discuss　generally　the　means　ofoffence　and　defence　which　belong　to　each　of　them。We　have　seen　above　how　necessary　it　is　for　a　prince　to　have　hisfoundations　well　laid；　otherwise　it　follows　of　necessity　he　will　go　toruin。　The　chief　foundations　of　all　states；　new　as　well　as　old　orposite；　are　good　laws　and　good　arms；　and　as　there　cannot　be　good　lawswhere　the　state　is　not　well　armed；　it　follows　that　where　they　are　wellarmed　they　have　good　laws。　I　shall　leave　the　laws　out　of　the　discussionand　shall　speak　of　the　arms。I　say；　therefore；　that　the　arms　with　which　a　prince　defends　his　stateare　either　his　own；　or　they　are　mercenaries；　auxiliaries；　or　mixed。Mercenaries　and　auxiliaries　are　useless　and　dangerous；　and　if　one　holdshis　state　based　on　these　arms；　he　will　stand　neither　firm　nor　safe；　forthey　are　disunited；　ambitious　and　without　discipline；　unfaithful；valiant　before　friends；　cowardly　before　enemies；　they　have　neither　thefear　of　God　nor　fidelity　to　men；　and　destruction　is　deferred　only　solong　as　the　attack　is；　for　in　peace　one　is　robbed　by　them；　and　in　war　bythe　enemy。　The　fact　is；　they　have　no　other　attraction　or　reason　forkeeping　the　field　than　a　trifle　of　stipend；　which　is　not　sufficient　tomake　them　willing　to　die　for　you。　They　are　ready　enough　to　be　yoursoldiers　whilst　you　do　not　make　war；　but　if　war　es　they　takethemselves　off　or　run　from　the　foe；　which　I　should　have　little　troubleto