In The Prince, he championed cunning, ruthlessness, and boldness, rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as the skills of successful leaders.

在《君主论》中，他将狡诈、无情和勇敢，而不是美德、仁慈和正义，作为成功领导人的技能。

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Inthe past they did not fully reckon on the ruthlessness of the people they wereup against.

过去他们也并不完全指望那些他们曾反抗过的残酷无情的家伙们。

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Virtue means for him a kind of manly self-assertion, audacity, ruthlessness, a reliance on one's own arms and calculated use of cruelty to achieve one's ends.

美德对他而言,是一种具男子气概的自作主张，胆大，冷酷，自助，且还会算计使用残忍手段,来达致目标。

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One quality that Murtaza does not lack is ruthlessness - with his own followers as well as his enemies.

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What is more, good American tabloid journalists seem in scarce supply, probably a result of sharply varying ethics (think puritanical American professionalism versus anything-goes British ruthlessness).

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Apple is now ascendant, and the demonstration in that room in Palo Alto has come to symbolize the vision and ruthlessness that separate true innovators from also-rans.

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