, theothersarehisservants; and, dividinghiskingdomintosanjaks, hesendstheredifferentadministrators, , acknowledgedbytheirownsubjects, andbelovedbythem; theyhavetheirownprerogatives, , hewhoconsidersbothofthesestateswillrecognizegreatdifficultiesinseizingthestateoftheTurk, but, onceitisconquered, , ; forhisministers, beingallslavesandbondmen, canonlybecorruptedwithgreatdifficulty, andonecanexpectlittleadvantagefromthemwhentheyhavebeencorrupted, astheycannotcarrythepeoplewiththem, , hewhoattackstheTurkmustbearinmindthathewillfindhimunited, andhewillhavetorelymoreonhisownstrengththanontherevoltofothers; but, ifoncetheTurkhasbeenconquered, androutedinthefieldinsuchawaythathecannotreplacehisarmies, thereisnothingtofearbutthefamilyofthisprince, and, thisbeingexterminated, thereremainsnoonetofear, theothershavingnocreditwiththepeople; andastheconquerordidnotrelyonthembeforehisvictory, soheoughtnottofearthemafterit.
ThecontraryhappensinkingdomsgovernedlikethatofFrance, becauseonecaneasilyentertherebygainingoversomebaronofthekingdom, , forthereasonsgiven, canopenthewayintothestateandrenderthevictoryeasy; butifyouwishtoholditafterwards, youmeetwithinfinitedifficulties, , becausethelordsthatremainmakethemselvestheheadsoffreshmovementsagainstyou, andasyouareunableeithertosatisfyorexterminatethem, thatstateislostwhenevertimebringstheopportunity.
NowifyouwillconsiderwhatwasthenatureofthegovernmentofDarius, youwillfinditsimilartothekingdomoftheTurk, andthereforeitwasonlynecessaryforAlexander, firsttooverthrowhiminthefield, , Dariusbeingkilled, thestateremainedsecuretoAlexander, , fortherewerenotumultsraisedinthekingdomexceptthosetheyprovokedthemselves.
, France, andGreece, owingtothemanyprincipalitiestherewereinthesestates, ofwhich, aslongasthememoryofthemendured, theRomansalwaysheldaninsecurepossession; butwiththepowerandlongcontinuanceoftheempirethememoryofthempassedaway, , eachonewasabletoattachtohimselfhisownpartsofthecountry, accordingtotheauthorityhehadassumedthere; andthefamilyoftheformerlordbeingexterminated, noneotherthantheRomanswereacknowledged.
WhenthesethingsarerememberednoonewillmarvelattheeasewithwhichAlexanderheldtheEmpireofAsia, oratthedifficultieswhichothershavehadtokeepanacquisition, suchasPyrrhusandmanymore; thisisnotoccasionedbythelittleorabundanceofabilityintheconqueror, butbythewantofuniformityinthesubjectstate.
