To reshape the glass, it must be continually reheated to stay soft.

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Machiavelli's prophetic prince, in other words, must have some of the qualities of a philosopher, as well as a religious reformer trying to reshape and remold human opinion, especially opinion over, as we said, good and evil, just and unjust.

马奇亚维利的先知型君王，换句话说，必需多少拥有,哲学家与宗教改革者的特质,想尝试改造及重塑人们的看法，特别是对善恶，正义与不公的看法。

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