Butwhenstatesareacquiredinacountrydifferinginlanguage, customs, orlaws, therearedifficulties, andgoodfortuneandgreatenergyareneededtoholdthem, , asithasmadethatoftheTurkinGreece, who, notwithstandingalltheothermeasurestakenbyhimforholdingthatstate, ifhehadnotsettledthere, , ifoneisonthespot, disordersareseenastheyspringup, andonecanquicklyremedythem; butifoneisnotathand, theyareheardofonlywhentheyaregreat, , thecountryisnotpillagedbyyourofficials; thesubjectsaresatisfiedbypromptrecoursetotheprince; thus, wishingtobegood, theyhavemorecausetolovehim, andwishingtobeotherwise, ; aslongastheprinceresidesthereitcanonlybewrestedfromhimwiththegreatestdifficulty.
Theotherandbettercourseistosendcoloniestooneortwoplaces, whichmaybeaskeystothatstate, , forwithlittleornoexpensehecansendthemoutandkeepthemthere, andheoffendsaminorityonlyofthecitizensfromwhomhetakeslandsandhousestogivethemtothenewinhabitants; andthosewhomheoffends, remainingpoorandscattered, areneverabletoinjurehim; whilsttherestbeinguninjuredareeasilykeptquiet, , Isaythatthesecoloniesarenotcostly, theyaremorefaithful, theyinjureless, andtheinjured, ashasbeensaid, beingpoorandscattered, , onehastoremarkthatmenoughteithertobewelltreatedorcrushed, becausetheycanavengethemselvesoflighterinjuries, ofmoreseriousonestheycannot; thereforetheinjurythatistobedonetoamanoughttobeofsuchakindthatonedoesnotstandinfearofrevenge.
