The Prince by Nicolo MachiavelliPlease read the following chapters:
Chapter 1: How Many Kinds Of Principalities There Are, And By What Means They Are Acquired
Chapter 2: Concerning Hereditary Principalities
Chapter 3: Concerning Mixed Principalities
Chapter 5: Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
Chapter 8: Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness
Chapter 12: How Many Kinds Of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries
Chapter 17: Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared