“A prince,” Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, “should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers.”

意大利历史学家尼可罗·马基亚维利曾在《君主论》中写道“身为君主，应当注意两件事：对内，关乎臣民；对外，关乎列强。”

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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli – （Download PDF）

君主论 （尼科洛·马基雅维里） - 下载

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Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527): "God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."

“尼克洛马基雅维里（ 1469 -王子） ： ”上帝是不是愿意做一切事情，因此，夺去我们的自由意志，并分享光荣属于我们“ 。

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It is with Niccolo Machiavelli that your literary tour of Tuscany concludes.

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In "The Prince, " a treatise on the art of politics, the 16th century Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli insisted that compassion got in the way of eminence.

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And that's no mean feat in the city of Guelphs and Ghibellines, Niccolo Machiavelli and Lorenzo de' Medici, a place where the present is often weighed against a glorious and bloody past.

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