principato

• After discoursing on the differences between republics and principalities, and showing that Florence is more suited to the former, and Milan to the latter, form of government, he says: 'Ma perchè _fare_ principato dove starebbe bene repubblica,' etc. ... 'si perche Firenze _è subietto attissimo di pigliare questa forma_,' etc. The phrases in italics show how thoroughly Machiavelli regarded the commonwealth as plastic. —  Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots
• On the very first page of his preface Varchi dares to write these words respecting Florence -- 'divenne, dico, di stato piuttosto corrotto e licenzioso, tirannide, che di sana e moderata repubblica, principato'; [1] in which he deals blame with impartial justice all round. —  Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

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