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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 8
普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 认知 · 哲学 · 领导 · 人性
Indeed, whosoever shall look at the sedition and misgovernment which befell these bordering nations to whom they were as near related in blood as situation, will find in them the best reason to admire the wisdom and foresight of Lycurgus. For these three states, in their first rise, were equal, or, if there were any odds, they lay on the side of the Messenians and Argives, who, in the first allotment, were thought to have been luckier than the Spartans; yet was their happiness but of small continuance, partly the tyrannical temper of their kings and partly the ungovernableness of the people quickly bringing upon them such disorders, and so complete an overthrow of all existing institutions, as clearly to show how truly divine a blessing the Spartans had had in that wise lawgiver who gave their government its happy balance and temper. But of this I shall say more in its due place.
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定位:Excerpt 8 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
普鲁塔克说,只要看看与斯巴达血缘相近、地理位置相邻的邻国所发生的叛乱和治理不善,就能找到钦佩莱库古智慧和远见的最好理由。这三个国家(斯巴达、美塞尼亚、阿尔戈斯)起初势均力敌,甚至美塞尼亚和阿尔戈斯在最初分配时被认为比斯巴达更幸运,但他们的幸福没能持续多久。部分原因是国王的暴虐脾气,部分原因是人民难以管束,很快招致混乱,彻底颠覆了现有制度。这清楚表明,斯巴达人得到那位明智立法者是多么神圣的福气,他让政府获得了幸福的平衡与调和。
上下文
普鲁塔克在《莱库古传》中对比斯巴达与邻邦,论证莱库古立法的优越性。
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你所在的组织是否因缺乏制衡而陷入混乱?如何建立平衡?
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