The difficulty with reading Machiavelli today is that we all think we already know what he knows and that is false.

今日阅读马奇亚维利的困难点,在于我们都认为我们早已知道,他所知道的东西，但那并不正确。

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And if it is,all I can say is, again,it just seems to be false.

即便是这样，我还是能说，这看上去还是错的。

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But the point to think about for next time is just, is it really true that all three of the premises are true, or might one or more of them be false?

但下次要思考的关键是,那三个前提是否的确全部为真,或许一个或几个为假呢

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