The author misunderstands Machiavelli. Works like De Principatibus are meant to help "subversive" democratic efforts to recognize, reveal, and hence counter tyrannical strategies. Machiavelli was a supporter of democratic governments, which were rare and revolutionary…
Machiavelli wrote De Principatibus to get a job with the Medici after losing his position when they returned to Florence. There are a lot of interpretations of the work but the simplest is that it's a manual for an autocrat and that Machiavelli…
作者误解了马基雅维利。《君主论》（De Principatibus）这类作品本意是为了帮助“颠覆性”的民主力量去识别、揭露并进而反制暴政策略。马基雅维利其实是民主政体的支持者，这在当时既罕见又具有革命性……
The author misunderstands Machiavelli. Works like De Principatibus are meant to help "subversive" democratic efforts to recognize, reveal, and hence counter tyrannical strategies. Machiavelli was a supporter of democratic governments, which were rare and revolutionary…
马基雅维利写《君主论》（De Principatibus）是为了在美第奇家族重返佛罗伦萨后谋得一份差事，因为他之前丢了官职。关于这部作品有很多解读，但最直接明了的解释是：它就是一本写给独裁者的手册，而且马基雅维利……
Machiavelli wrote De Principatibus to get a job with the Medici after losing his position when they returned to Florence. There are a lot of interpretations of the work but the simplest is that it's a manual for an autocrat and that Machiavelli…