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尼可罗·马基雅维利:君主论·摘录 100
尼可罗·马基雅维利《君主论》· The Prince · 领导 · 健康 · 行动 · 心性
And it is not to be wondered at if none of the above-named Italians have been able to accomplish all that is expected from your illustrious house; and if in so many revolutions in Italy, and in so many campaigns, it has always appeared as if military virtue were exhausted, this has happened because the old order of things was not good, and none of us have known how to find a new one. And nothing honours a man more than to establish new laws and new ordinances when he himself was newly risen. Such things when they are well founded and dignified will make him revered and admired, and in Italy there are not wanting opportunities to bring such into use in every form.
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定位:Excerpt 100 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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马基雅维利说,上面提到的意大利人没能完成美第奇家族被期待的事,并不奇怪;意大利经历这么多革命和战役,军事德性总像耗尽了一样,这是因为旧秩序不好,而没人知道怎么找到新秩序。没有什么比一个人新崛起时建立新法律和新制度更荣耀的了。这些制度如果基础牢固、体面,就会让他受人敬畏和钦佩,而意大利不缺各种形式的机会来运用它们。核心是:真正的荣誉来自制度创新,而不是守旧或蛮干。今天你可以想:你所在的领域,哪个旧规矩已经不行了,你能提出什么新规则?
上下文
《君主论》末章,马基雅维利分析意大利为何屡屡失败,并指出制度革新的重要性。
今日一问
你身边哪个“一直这样”的旧规矩,其实已经拖累了所有人?
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