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And although ancient histories may be full of examples, I do not wish to leave this recent one of Pope Julius the Second, the peril of which cannot fail to be perceived; for he, wishing to get Ferrara, threw himself entirely into the hands of the foreigner. But his good fortune brought about a third event, so that he did not reap the fruit of his rash choice; because, having his auxiliaries routed at Ravenna, and the Switzers having risen and driven out the conquerors (against all expectation, both his and others), it so came to pass that he did not become prisoner to his enemies, they having fled, nor to his auxiliaries, he having conquered by other arms than theirs.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1232
定位:Excerpt 42 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

马基雅维利提醒:别把命运押在外国军队上。教皇尤利乌斯二世想夺费拉拉,却把全部希望寄托在外国援军上,这是极危险的。他运气好,发生了第三件事:援军在拉文纳被打败,瑞士人又出乎意料地起义赶走了征服者,结果他既没成为敌人的俘虏,也没成为援军的俘虏。但这是侥幸,不是本事。核心是:依赖他人武力,等于把主动权交给别人,一旦对方翻脸或战败,自己就任人宰割。做法是:宁可自己承担风险、慢慢经营自己的军队,也不要把身家性命托付给外部力量。

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马基雅维利《君主论》第十三章讨论雇佣军和援军,以教皇尤利乌斯二世为例说明依赖外援的危险。

今日一问

你目前有没有把关键成败寄托在别人身上?如果对方突然撤走,你还有退路吗?

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