In Machiavelli, we have what we have come to call "modernity," given its first and most powerful expression.

因为马奇亚维利,我们才有，“现代“这个词汇“,因为它从此有了最初与最有力的表述。

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In the language, if I can switch to the language of modern economics, one could say that for Thrasymachus politics is a zero-sum game.

换个领域的词汇，让我用现代经济学的话来说，这可能将，Thrasymachus，式的政治,喻成一场零和游戏。

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