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Rh Venetians in 1484, and Pope Julius the Second in 1510, because he was the ancient sovereign of the duchy. The natural prince having the least occasion or necessity to irritate his subjects, he of consequence will be the most beloved by them; hence, if some extraordinary vices do not excite their hatred, it is natural that they should feel an inclination and regard for him. It is in the antiquity and the long duration of a government that the remembrance or occasion of a change is lost, for every change produces an increasing inclination for a new one.