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尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 领导 · 人性 · 行动 · 历史

I do not wish to discuss Heliogabalus, Macrinus, or Julian, who, being thoroughly contemptible, were quickly wiped out; but I will bring this discourse to a conclusion by saying that princes in our times have this difficulty of giving inordinate satisfaction to their soldiers in a far less degree, because, notwithstanding one has to give them some indulgence, that is soon done; none of these princes have armies that are veterans in the governance and administration of provinces, as were the armies of the Roman Empire; and whereas it was then more necessary to give satisfaction to the soldiers than to the people, it is now more necessary to all princes, except the Turk and the Soldan, to satisfy the people rather the soldiers, because the people are the more powerful.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1232
定位:Excerpt 72 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

马基雅维利说,今天君主讨好军队的必要性比罗马时代小得多,因为现在没有罗马那种长期治理行省的职业化军队,给点小恩小惠就能安抚。相反,除了土耳其苏丹和埃及苏丹,君主更该讨好人民而不是军队,因为人民的力量更大。核心是:权力基础变了,要认清谁才是真正靠山。做法是:别把资源全砸在军队上,多关注民众福祉,因为民众一旦被激怒,比军队更难对付。

上下文

出自马基雅维利《君主论》第19章,讨论君主如何避免被轻视和憎恨,比较罗马帝国与当时意大利的军队性质。

今日一问

你所在的组织里,你更依赖少数核心骨干还是广大普通成员?资源分配是否反映了真正的权力基础?

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