It's the sort of thing he's given lip service to, no doubt,over the course of his life.

他非常震撼，虽然他终其一生，口头上说相信死亡，这毫无疑问。

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And Machiavelli spent a good deal of his adult life in the service of the republic.

而马奇亚维利的成年时光,有一大部份花在这个共和国的公职上。

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Peter, as Lindsey Hughes has argued, was highly suspicious of any alternative to state service, especially the monastic way of life, which I've already said.

正如林赛·休斯所说的那样,彼得对任何以其他方式服务国家的行为,都持怀疑态度,尤其是僧侣生活,这我在前面已经提到过了

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