THE SECOND VOLUME

BOOK V.

CHAPTER I
Introduction	1
CHAPTER II
Of Education, the Education of a Prince	3
CHAPTER III
Private Life of a Prince	10
CHAPTER IV
Of a Virtuous Despotism	15
CHAPTER V
Of Courts and Ministers	18
CHAPTER VI
Of Subjects	23
CHAPTER VII
Of Elective Monarchy	29
CHAPTER VIII
Of Limited Monarchy	32
CHAPTER IX
Of a President with Regal Powers	38
CHAPTER X
Of Hereditary Distinction	42
CHAPTER XI
Moral Effects of Aristocracy	45
CHAPTER XII
Of Titles	48
CHAPTER XIII
Of the Aristocratical Character	50
CHAPTER XIV
Of the General Features of Democracy	55
CHAPTER XV
Of Political Imposture	60
CHAPTER XVI
Of the Causes of War	68
CHAPTER XVII
Of the Object of War	73
CHAPTER XVIII
Of the Conduct of War	76
CHAPTER XIX
Of Military Establishments and Treaties	80
CHAPTER XX
Of Democracy as Connected with the Transactions of War	84
CHAPTER XXI
Of the Composition of Government	87
CHAPTER XXII
Of the Future History of Political Societies	91
CHAPTER XXIII
Of National Assemblies	96
CHAPTER XXIV
Of the Dissolution of Government	100

CHAPTER I
General Effects of the Political Superintendence of Opinion	102
CHAPTER II
Of Religious Establishments	112
CHAPTER III
Of the Suppression of Erroneous Opinions in Religion and Government	115
CHAPTER IV
Of Tests	121
CHAPTER V
Of Oaths	125
CHAPTER VI
Of Libels	128
CHAPTER VII
Of Constitutions	135
CHAPTER VIII
Of National Education	142
CHAPTER IX
Of Pensions and Salaries	146
CHAPTER X
Of the Modes of Deciding a Question on the Part of the Community	151

CHAPTER I
Limitations of the Doctrine of Punishment which Result from the Principles of Morality	154
CHAPTER II
General Disadvantages of Punishment	157
CHAPTER III
Of the Purposes of Punishment	161
CHAPTER IV
Of the Application of Punishment	166
CHAPTER V
Of Punishment Considered as a Temporary Expedient	172
CHAPTER VI
Scale of Punishment	181
CHAPTER VII
Of Evidence	189
CHAPTER VIII
Of Law	190
CHAPTER IX
Of Pardons	199

CHAPTER I
Preliminary Observations	202
CHAPTER II
Principles of Property	207
CHAPTER III
Benefits Attendant on a System of Equality	218
CHAPTER IV
Objection to this System from the Frailty of the Human Mind	225
CHAPTER V
Objection to this System from the Question of Permanence	228
CHAPTER VI
Objection to this System from the Allurements of Sloth	230
CHAPTER VII
Objection to this System from the Benefits of Luxury	230
CHAPTER VIII
Objection to this System from the Inflexibility of its Re- strictions	238
Appendix. Of Co-operation, Cohabitation and Marriage	239
CHAPTER IX
Objection to this System from the Principle of Population	247
Appendix. Of Health and the Prolongation of Human Life	249
CHAPTER X
Reflections	254