You had to manifest strength, and firmness, and bravery, and worthy deeds that would be recognized as being real deeds by contemporaries.

沙皇要展现出雄才武略 刚强坚毅,勇敢无畏,并且在史书写满功绩,能被当代人看做不世之功

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And it is here that Machiavelli introduces his famous distinction between armed and unarmed prophets.

也就在这个论点上,马奇亚维利推出他的著名区别定义,介于武装与非武先知之间。

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Who is Machiavelli but an archetypal, unarmed prophet?

谁是马奇亚维利,除了是一名原型非武的先知之外？

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