vered　by　hispeople；　he　can　only　be　attacked　with　difficulty。　For　this　reason　aprince　ought　to　have　two　fears；　one　from　within；　on　account　of　hissubjects；　the　other　from　without；　on　account　of　external　powers。　Fromthe　latter　he　is　defended　by　being　well　armed　and　having　good　allies；and　if　he　is　well　armed　he　will　have　good　friends；　and　affairs　willalways　remain　quiet　within　when　they　are　quiet　without；　unless　theyshould　have　been　already　disturbed　by　conspiracy；　and　even　shouldaffairs　outside　be　disturbed；　if　he　has　carried　out　his　preparations　andhas　lived　as　I