by asking, which of them are so valuable you'd be prepared to do them even if they would introduce what isn't otherwise there, ? namely, the risk of death?

通过问自己，什么事如此有价值,以至于你准备好要去做,即便它们会带来如果不去做就不会有的，也就是，死亡的风险？

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And if you want to join the political game, you must be prepared to get your hands dirty, ? and what Machiavelli means by that, ? how he comes to this problem.

如果你想参与到政治游戏中去，你必须做好弄脏你的手的准备，马基雅维利这么说是什么意思，他是如何谈到这个问题的。

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