《君主论-the prince(英文版)》the prince(英文版)-第6章

；　therefore；　if　we　desire　to　discuss　this　matterthoroughly；　to　inquire　whether　these　innovators　can　rely　on　themselvesor　have　to　depend　on　others：　that　is　to　say；　whether；　to　consummatetheir　enterprise；　have　they　to　use　prayers　or　can　they　use　force？　In　thefirst　instance　they　always　succeed　badly；　and　never　pass　anything；but　when　they　can　rely　on　themselves　and　use　force；　then　they　are　rarelyendangered。　Hence　it　is　that　all　armed　prophets　have　conquered；　and　theunarmed　ones　have　been　destroyed。　Besides　the　reasons　mentioned；　thenature　of　the　people　is　variable；　and　whilst　it　is　easy　to　persuadethem；　it　is　difficult　to　fix　them　in　that　persuasion。　And　thus　it　isnecessary　to　take　such　measures　that；　when　they　believe　no　longer；　itmay　be　possible　to　make　them　believe　by　force。If　Moses；　Cyrus；　Theseus；　and　Romulus　had　been　unarmed　they　could　nothave　enforced　their　constitutions　for　long　……　as　happened　in　our　time　toFra　Girolamo　Savonarola；　who　was　ruined　with　his　new　order　of　thingsimmediately　the　multitude　believed　in　him　no　longer；　and　he　had　no　meansof　keeping　steadfast　those　who　believed　or　of　making　the　unbelievers　tobelieve。　Therefore　such　as　these　have　great　difficulties　in　consummatingtheir　enterprise；　for　all　their　dangers　are　in　the　ascent；　yet　withability　they　will　overe　them；　but　when　these　are　overe；　and　thosewho　envied　them　their　success　are　exterminated；　they　will　begin　to　berespected；　and　they　will　continue　afterwards　powerful；　secure；　honoured；and　happy。To　these　great　examples　I　wish　to　add　a　lesser　one；　still　it　bears　someresemblance　to　them；　and　I　wish　it　to　suffice　me　for　all　of　a　like　kind：it　is　Hiero　the　Syracusan。　This　man　rose　from　a　private　station　to　bePrince　of　Syracuse；　nor　did　he；　either；　owe　anything　to　fortune　butopportunity；　for　the　Syracusans；　being　oppressed；　chose　him　for　theircaptain；　afterwards　he　was　rewarded　by　being　made　their　prince。　He　wasof　so　great　ability；　even　as　a　private　citizen；　that　one　who　writes　ofhim　says　he　wanted　nothing　but　a　kingdom　to　be　a　king。　This　manabolished　the　old　soldiery；　organized　the　new；　gave　up　old　alliances；made　new　ones；　and　as　he　had　his　own　soldiers　and　allies；　on　suchfoundations　he　was　able　to　build　any　edifice：　thus；　whilst　he　hadendured　much　trouble　in　acquiring；　he　had　but　little　in　keeping。CHAPTER　VIICONCERNING　NEW　PRINCIPALITIES　WHICH　ARE　ACQUIRED　EITHER　BY　THE　ARMS　OFOTHERS　OR　BY　GOOD　FORTUHOSE　who　solely　by　good　fortune　bee　princes　from　being　privatecitizens　have　little　trouble　in　rising；　but　much　in　keeping　atop；　theyhave　not　any　difficulties　on　the　way　up；　because　they　fly；　but　they　havemany　when　they　reach　the　summit。　Such　are　those　to　whom　some　state　isgiven　either　for　money　or　by　the　favour　of　him　who　bestows　it；　ashappened　to　many　in　Greece；　in　the　cities　of　Ionia　and　of　theHellespont；　where　princes　were　made　by　Darius；　in　order　that　they　mighthold　the　cities　both　for　his　security　and　his　glory；　as　also　were　thoseemperors　who；　by　the　corruption　of　the　soldiers；　from　being　citizenscame　to　empire。　Such　stand　simply　upon　the　goodwill　and　the　fortune　ofhim　who　has　elevated　them　……　two　most　inconstant　and　unstable　things。Neither　have　they　the　knowledge　requisite　for　the　position；　because；unless　they　are　men　of　great　worth　and　ability；　it　is　not　reasonable　toexpect　that　they　should　know　how　to　mand；　having　always　lived　in　aprivate　condition；　besides；　they　cannot　hold　it　because　they　have　notforces　which　they　can　keep　friendly　and　faithful。States　that　rise　unexpectedly；　then；　like　all　other　things　in　naturewhich　are　born　and　grow　rapidly；　cannot　have　their　foundations　andrelations　with　other　states　fixed　in　such　a　way　that　the　first　stormwill　not　overthrow　them；　unless；　as　is　said；　those　who　unexpectedlybee　princes　are　men　of　so　much　ability　that　they　know　they　have　to　beprepared　at　once　to　hold　that　which　fortune　has　thrown　into　their　laps；and　that　those　foundations；　which　others　have　laid　before　they　becameprinces；　they　must　lay　afterwards。Concerning　these　two　methods　of　rising　to　be　a　prince　by　ability　orfortune；　I　wish　to　adduce　two　examples　within　our　own　recollection；　andthese　are　Francesco　Sforza　and　Cesare　Borgia。　Francesco；　by　proper　meansand　with　great　ability；　from　being　a　private　person　rose　to　be　Duke　ofMilan；　and　that　which　he　had　acquired　with　a　thousand　anxieties　he　keptwith　little　trouble。　On　the　other　hand；　Cesare　Borgia；　called　by　thepeople　Duke　Valentino；　acquired　his　state　during　the　ascendancy　of　hisfather；　and　on　its　decline　he　lost　it；　notwithstanding　that　he　had　takenevery　measure　and　done　all　that　ought　to　be　done　by　a　wise　and　able　manto　fix　firmly　his　roots　in　the　states　which　the　arms　and　fortunes　ofothers　had　bestowed　on　him。Because；　as　is　stated　above；　he　who　has　not　first　laid　his　foundationsmay　be　able　with　great　ability　to　lay　them　afterwards；　but　they　will　belaid　with　trouble　to　the　architect　and　danger　to　the　building。　If；therefore；　all　the　steps　taken　by　the　duke　be　considered；　it　will　beseen　that　he　laid　solid　foundations　for　his　future　power；　and　I　do　notconsider　it　superfluous　to　discuss　them；　because　I　do　not　know　whatbetter　precepts　to　give　a　new　prince　than　the　example　of　his　actions；and　if　his　dispositions　were　of　no　avail；　that　was　not　his　fault；　butthe　extraordinary　and　extreme　malignity　of　fortune。Alexander　VI；　in　wishing　to　aggrandize　the　duke；　his　son；　had　manyimmediate　and　prospective　difficulties。　Firstly；　he　did　not　see　his　wayto　make　him　master　of　any　state　that　was　not　a　state　of　the　Church；　andif　he　was　willing　to　rob　the　Church　he　knew　that　the　Duke　of　Milan　andthe　Veians　would　not　consent；　because　Faenza　and　Rimini　were　alreadyunder　the　protection　of　the　Veians。　Besides　this；　he　saw　the　arms　ofItaly；　especially　those　by　which　he　might　have　been　assisted；　in　handsthat　would　fear　the　aggrandizement　of　the　Pope；　namely；　the　Orsini　andthe　Colonna　and　their　following。　It　behoved　him；　therefore；　to　upsetthis　state　of　affairs　and　embroil　the　powers；　so　as　to　make　himselfsecurely　master　of　part　of　their　states。　This　was　easy　for　him　to　do；because　he　found　the　Veians；　moved　by　other　reasons；　inclined　tobring　back　the　French　into　Italy；　he　would　not　only　not　oppose　this；　buthe　would　render　it　more　easy　b