s　from　magistrates；　are　not　of　amind　to　obey　him　amid　these　confusions；　and　there　will　always　be　indoubtful　times　a　scarcity　of　men　whom　he　can　trust。　For　such　a　princecannot　rely　upon　es；　when　citizens　had　needof　the　state；　because　then　every　one　agrees　with　him；　they　all　promise；and　when　death　is　far　distant　they　all　wish　to　die　for　him；　but　introubled　times；　when　the　state　has　need　of　its　citizens；　then　he　findsbut　few。　And　so　much　the　more　is　this　experiment　dangerous；　inasmuch　asit　can　only　be　tried　once。　Therefore　a　wise　prince　ought　to　adopt　such　acourse　that　his　citizens　will　always　in　every　sort　and　kind　ofcircumstance　have　need　of　the　state　and　of　him；　and　then　he　will　alwaysfind　them　faithful。CHAPTER　XCONCERNING　THE　WAY　IN　WHICH　THE　STRENGTH　OF　ALL　PRINCIPALITIES　OUGHT　TOBE　MEASUREDIT　IS　necessary　to　consider　another　point　in　examining　the　character　ofthese　principalities：　that　is；　whether　a　prince　has　such　power　that；　incase　of　need；　he　can　support　himself　with　his　own　resources；　or　whetherhe　has　always　need　of　the　assistance　of　others。　And　to　make　this　quiteclear　I　say　that　I　consider　those　are　able　to　support　themselves　bytheir　own　resources　who　can；　either　by　abundance　of　men　or　money；　raisea　sufficient　army　to　join　battle　against　any　one　who　es　to　attackthem；　and　I　consider　those　always　to　have　need　of　others　who　cannot　showthemselves　against　the　enemy　in　the　field；　but　are　forced　to　defendthemselves　by　sheltering　behind　walls。　The　first　case　has　beendiscussed；　but　we　will　speak　of　it　again　should　it　recur。　In　the　secondcase　one　can　say　nothing　except　to　encourage　such　princes　to　provisionand　fortify　their　towns；　and　not　on　any　account　to　defend　the　country。And　whoever　shall　fortify　his　town　well；　and　shall　have　managed　theother　concerns　of　his　subjects