4. Despite Alexander the Great's death, there were no difficulties except for those among the rulers themselves (their ambitions)

5. Ruler and subject relations

1. Absolute prince

1. Subjects as slaves
2. Some subjects as ministers (appointed by prince-sovereign ministers)

2. Rule by prince and nobles

1. Nobles by "antiquity of lineage"-hereditary-not dependant on prince
2. Nobles have estates and subjects of their own

6. Absolute Prince has more power and authority

1. No one recognizes any other but him

2. Contemporary allusion to Turkey

1. One master
2. Rest of people are slaves
3. Governors of Sanjacs (ministers) appointed by Prince

7. Conquering countries under absolute rule versus noble rule

1. Absolute rule

1. Difficult to conquer
2. Easy to maintain
3. Why-reason this is so

2. Noble rule

1. Easy to conquer (malcontents will be your allies)
2. Difficult to maintain (former allies will become malcontents, other subjects already malcontents)
3. Reasons

8. Government of Darius (notice how titular paragraph is towards the end)

9. Reiteration of problem w/France

10. Difference accounted for by different nature of states