握握弌傍利 > 凪麿窮徨慕 > the prince(藍徨) >

及23嫗

the prince(藍徨)-及23嫗

弌傍�� the prince(藍徨) 忖方�� 耽匈3500忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




Therefore   Julius   with   his   impetuous   action   accomplished   what   no   other 

pontiff with simple human wisdom could have done�察�for if he had waited 

in Rome until he could get away�察�with his plans arranged and everything 

fixed�察   �as   any   other   pontiff    would    have    done�察   �he   would    never    have 

succeeded。   Because   the   King   of   France   would   have   made   a   thousand 

excuses�察�and the others would have raised a thousand fears。 

     I will leave his other actions alone�察�as they were all alike�察�and they all 

succeeded�察  �for   the   shortness   of   his   life   did   not   let   him   experience   the 

contrary�察    �but   if  circumstances      had    arisen   which     required    him   to   go 

cautiously�察  �his   ruin   would   have   followed�察  �because   he   would   never   have 

deviated from those ways to which nature inclined him。 

     I   conclude�察    �therefore    that�察 �fortune    being    changeful     and    mankind 

steadfast   in   their   ways�察  �so   long   as   the   two   are   in   agreement   men   are 

successful�察�but unsuccessful when they fall out。 For my part I consider that 

it is better to be adventurous than cautious�察�because fortune is a woman�察�

and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill´use her�察�

and   it is seen   that   she   allows   herself   to   be   mastered by  the   adventurous 

rather than by those who go to work more coldly。 She is�察�therefore�察�always�察�

woman´like�察�a lover of young men�察�because they are less cautious�察�more 

violent�察�and with more audacity command her。 



                                                101 


´ Page 102´

                                         The Prince 



                          CHAPTER XXVI 



          AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE 

                                   BARBARIANS 

     Having carefully considered the subject of the above discourses�察�and 

wondering within myself whether the present times were propitious to   a 

new     prince�察  �and    whether     there   were    elements     that  would     give   an 

opportunity to a wise and virtuous one to introduce a new order of things 

which would do honour to him and good to the people of this country�察�it 

appears   to   me   that   so   many  things   concur to   favour   a  new  prince  that   I 

never knew a time more fit than the present。 

     And if�察�as I said�察�it was necessary that the people of Israel should be 

captive   so   as   to   make   manifest   the   ability   of   Moses�察  �that   the   Persians 

should be oppressed by the Medes so as to discover the greatness of the 

soul of Cyrus�察�and that the Athenians should be dispersed to illustrate the 

capabilities of Theseus�此�then at the present time�察�in order to discover the 

virtue of an Italian spirit�察�it was necessary that Italy should be reduced to 

the extremity that she is now in�察�that she should be more enslaved than the 

Hebrews�察     �more    oppressed     than   the  Persians�察   �more    scattered   than   the 

Athenians�察�without head�察�without order�察�beaten�察�despoiled�察�torn�察�overrun�察�

and to have endured every kind of desolation。 

     Although lately some spark may have been shown by one�察�which made 

us think he was ordained by God for our redemption�察�nevertheless it was 

afterwards seen�察�in the height of his career�察�that fortune rejected him�察�so 

that Italy�察�left as without life�察�waits for him who shall yet heal her wounds 

and    put   an  end   to  the  ravaging     and   plundering    of  Lombardy�察     �to  the 

swindling   and   taxing   of  the kingdom  and   of Tuscany�察  �and   cleanse   those 

sores that for long have festered。 It is seen how she entreats God to send 

someone       who    shall   deliver    her   from    these   wrongs     and    barbarous 

insolencies。 It is seen also that she is ready and willing to follow a banner 

if only someone will raise it。 

     Nor   is   there   to   be   seen   at   present   one   in   whom   she   can   place   more 

hope     than   in  your   illustrious   house�撮�*�А    �with   its  valour   and   fortune�察�

favoured   by   God   and   by   the   Church   of   which   it   is   now   the   chief�察  �and 



                                              102 


´ Page 103´

                                          The Prince 



which could be made the head of this redemption。 This will not be difficult 

if you will recall to yourself the actions and lives of the men I have named。 

And although they were great and wonderful men�察�yet they were men�察�and 

each one of them had no more opportunity than the present offers�察�for their 

enterprises were neither more just nor easier than this�察�nor was God more 

their friend than He is yours。 

     ��*�А�Giuliano de Medici。 He had just been created a cardinal by Leo X。 

In 1523 Giuliano was elected Pope�察�and took the title of Clement VII。 

     With     us  there   is  great   justice�察  �because    that   war   is  just  which    is 

necessary�察�and arms are hallowed when there is no other hope but in them。 

Here there is the greatest willingness�察�and where the willingness is great 

the difficulties cannot be great if you will only follow those men to whom 

I have directed your attention。  Further than this�察�how extraordinarily  the 

ways of God have been manifested beyond example�此�the sea is divided�察�a 

cloud has led the way�察�the rock has poured forth water�察�it has rained manna�察�

everything has contributed to your greatness�察�you ought to do the rest。 God 

is not willing to do everything�察�and thus take away our free will and that 

share of glory which belongs to us。 

     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�察�and if in so many revolutions in Italy�察�and in so many campaigns�察�it 

has    always     appeared     as   if  military   virtue    were    exhausted�察    �this  has 

happened because the   old order of   things   was   not good�察 �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�察�and in Italy there are not wanting opportunities 

to bring such into use in every form。 

     Here there is great valour in the limbs whilst it fails in the head。 Look 

attentively  at   the   duels   and   the   hand´to´hand   combats�察  �how   superior   the 

Italians   are   in  strength�察   �dexterity�察  �and   subtlety。   But   when   it   comes    to 

armies   they   do   not   bear   comparison�察  �and   this   springs   entirely   from   the 

insufficiency of the leaders�察�since those who are capable are not obedient�察�

and each one seems to himself to know�察�there having never been any one 



                                                103 


´ Page 104´

                                           The Prince 



so   distinguished   above   the   rest�察  �either   by   valour   or   fortune�察  �that   others 

would yield to him。 Hence it is that for so long a time�察�and during so much 

fighting in the past twenty years�察�whenever there has been an army wholly 

Italian�察�it has always given a poor account of itself�察�the first witness to this 

is    Il  Taro�察   �afterwards      Allesandria�察     �Capua�察     �Genoa�察     �Vaila�察  �Bologna�察�

Mestri。��*�А�

     ��*�А  �The   battles    of   Il  Taro�察  �1495�察  �Alessandria�察     �1499�察  �Capua�察     �1501�察�

Genoa�察�1507�察�Vaila�察�1509�察�Bologna�察�1511�察�Mestri�察�1513。 

     If�察�therefore�察�your illustrious house wishes to follow these remarkable 

men who have redeemed their country�察�it is necessary before all things�察�as 

a true foundation for every enterprise�察�to be provided with your own forces�察�

because      there   can    be  no   more     faithful�察  �truer�察 �or   better   soldiers。    And 

although singly they are good�察�altogether they will be much better when 

they find themselves commanded by  their prince�察�honoured by him�察 �and 

maintained at his   expense。 Therefore   it   is   necessary  to   be   prepared   with 

such     arms�察   �so  that   you   can   be   defended      against   foreigners     by   Italian 

valour。 

     And   although   Swiss   and   Spanish   infantry   may   be   considered   very 

formidable�察  �nevertheless   there   is   a   defect   in   both�察  �by  reason   of   which   a 

third   order   would   not   only   be   able   to   oppose   them�察  �but   might   be   relied 

upon to overthrow them。 For the Spaniards cannot resist cavalry�察�and the 

Switzers   are   afraid   of   infantry   whenever   they   encounter   them   in   close 

combat。 Owing to this�察�as has been and may again be seen�察�the Spaniards 

are   unable   to   resist   French   cavalry�察  �and   the   Switzers   are   overthrown   by 

Spanish infantry。 And although a complete   proof of this latter cannot be 

shown�察�nevertheless there was some evidence of it at the battle of Ravenna�察�

when   the   Spanish   infantry   were   confronted   by   German   battalions�察  �who 

follow   the   same   tactics   as   the   Swiss�察  �when   the   Spaniards�察  �by   agility   of 

body   and   with   the   aid   of   their   shields�察  �got   in   under   the   pikes   of   the 

Germans and stood out of danger�察�able to attack�察�while the Germans stood 

helpless�察�and�察�if the cavalry had not dashed up�察�all would have been over 

with   them。   It   is   possible�察  �therefore�察  �knowing   the   defects   of   both   these 

infantries�察�to invent a new one�察�which will resist cavalry and not be afraid 

of infantry�察�this need not create a new order of arms�察�but a variation upon 



                                                 104 


´ Page 105´

                                         The Prince 



the old。 And these are the kind of improvements which confer reputation 

and power upon a new prince。 

     This opportunity�察�therefore�察�ought not to be allowed to pass for letting 

Italy  at   last   see   her   liberator   appear。   Nor   can   one   express   the   love   with 

which he would be received in all those provinces which have suffered so 

much   from   these   foreign   scourings�察  �with   what   thirst   for   revenge�察  �with 

what     stubborn    faith�察 �with   what   devotion�察   �with   what    tears。  What    door 

would be closed to him�拭�Who would refuse obedience to him�拭�What envy 

would hinder him�拭�What Italian would refuse him homage�拭�To all of us 

this barbarous dominion stinks。 Let�察�therefore�察�your illustrious house take 

up this charge with that courage and hope with which all just enterprises 

are   undertaken�察    �so   that  under   its  standard    our  native   country   may     be 

ennobled�察�and under its auspices may be verified that s

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��5�� 家��1��

低辛嬬浪散議