1. Machiavelli, he notes, concluded that "one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved." 他指出 Machiavelli 总结说： “一个人应该既让人敬畏又让人爱戴，但由于两者很难同时存在，因此让人敬畏比让人爱戴要安全得多。”
2. This question, famously posed by Machiavelli, lies at the heart of Joseph Nye's new book. 这个问题因被马基雅维利提出而广为人知，是约瑟夫·奈新书的核心。
3. "The ferocity of this spectacle," Machiavelli concludes, "left the people at once satisfied and stupefied." 马奇亚维利总结：“这种景象的残暴，让人们立刻感到满足和震惊。”
4. Petrarch celebrated their greatness in conquering fortune and rising to the top. This was the biographical tradition which Niccolò Machiavelli turned on its head. 彼得拉克庆祝他们征服财富并登上顶峰的伟大成就。这就是尼科诺·马基雅维利所颠覆的传记传统。
