人们是这样评价《资治通鉴》的意大利姐妹篇The Prince的：a teacher of evil, evil reco

Machiavelli's Prince has had a mixed reaction. Some considered it a straightforward description of the evil means used by bad rulers; others read in it evil recommendations to tyrants to help them maintain their power.^[16] Even into recent times, some scholars, such as Leo Strauss, have restated the traditional opinion that Machiavelli can be considered a "teacher of evil".^[17]

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