君主論-the prince(英文版)

第10部分 (第2/7頁)

；　then　it　is　quite　necessary　for　him　to　disregard　the　reputationof　cruelty；　for　without　it　he　would　never　hold　his　army　united　ordisposed　to　its　duties。Among　the　wonderful　deeds　of　Hannibal　this　one　is　enumerated：　thathaving　led　an　enormous　army；　posed　of　many　various　races　of　men；　tofight　in　foreign　lands；　no　dissensions　arose　either　among　them　oragainst　the　prince；　whether　in　his　bad　or　in　his　good　fortune。　Thisarose　from　nothing　else　than　his　inhuman　cruelty；　which；　with　hisboundless　valour；　made　him　revered　and　terrible　in　the　sight　of　hissoldiers；　but　without　that　cruelty；　his　other　virtues　were　notsufficient　to　produce　this　effect。　And　shortsighted　writers　admire　hisdeeds　from　one　point　of　view　and　from　another　condemn　the　principalcause　of　them。　That　it　is　true　his　other　virtues　would　not　have　beensufficient　for　him　may　be　proved　by　the　case　of　Scipio；　that　mostexcellent　man；　not　of　his　own　times　but　within　the　memory　of　man；against　whom；　nevertheless；　his　army　rebelled　in　Spain；　this　arose　fromnothing　but　his　too　great　forbearance；　which　gave　his　soldiers　morelicence　than　is　consistent　with　military　discipline。　For　this　he　wasupbraided　in　the　Senate　by　Fabius　Maximus；　and　called　the　corrupter　ofthe　Roman　soldiery。　The　Locrians　were　laid　waste　by　a　legate　of　Scipio；yet　they　were　not　avenged　by　him；　nor　was　the　insolence　of　the　legatepunished；　owing　entirely　to　his　easy　nature。　Insomuch　that　someone　inthe　Senate；　wishing　to　excuse　him；　said　there　were　many　men　who　knewmuch　better　how　not　to　err　than　to　correct　the　errors　of　others。　Thisdisposition；　if　he　had　been　continued　in　the　mand；　would　havedestroyed　in　time　the　fame　and　glory　of　Scipio；　but；　he　being　under　thecontrol　of　the　Senate；　this　injurious　characteristic　not　only　concealeditself；　but　contributed　to　hi