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塞内卡：塞内卡道德书简·摘录 105
塞内卡《塞内卡道德书简》· Seneca's Morals · 健康 · 认知
When Burrhus the prefect was to sentence two malefactors, he brought the warrant to Nero to sign; who, after a long reluctancy came to it at last with this exclamation: “I would I could not write!” A speech that deserved the whole world for an auditory, but all princes especially; and that the hearts of all the subjects would conform to the likeness of their masters. As the head is well or ill, so is the mind dull or merry. What is the difference betwixt a _king_ and a _tyrant_, but a _diversity_ of _will_ under one and the _same power_. The one destroys for his pleasure, the other upon necessity; a distinction rather in fact than in name.
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定位：Excerpt 105 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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禁卫军长官布鲁斯要判决两名罪犯，把判决书交给尼禄签字。尼禄犹豫很久，最后感叹：“我真希望自己不会写字！”这话值得全世界倾听，尤其君主们；也愿所有臣民的心都与君主相似。头好或坏，心就迟钝或欢快。国王与暴君的区别，不过是同样权力下意志的不同：一个为享乐而毁灭，一个因必要而毁灭；区别在事实而非名称。
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塞内加记录尼禄在签署死刑令时的犹豫，借此讨论君主权力与暴政的区别。
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