君主論-the prince(英文版)

第12部分 (第3/7頁)

I　will　bring　thisdiscourse　to　a　conclusion　by　saying　that　princes　in　our　times　have　thisdifficulty　of　giving　inordinate　satisfaction　to　their　soldiers　in　a　farless　degree；　because；　notwithstanding　one　has　to　give　them　someindulgence；　that　is　soon　done；　none　of　these　princes　have　armies　thatare　veterans　in　the　governance　and　administration　of　provinces；　as　werethe　armies　of　the　Roman　Empire；　and　whereas　it　was　then　more　necessaryto　give　satisfaction　to　the　soldiers　than　to　the　people；　it　is　now　morenecessary　to　all　princes；　except　the　Turk　and　the　Soldan；　to　satisfy　thepeople　rather　than　the　soldiers；　because　the　people　are　the　morepowerful。From　the　above　I　have　excepted　the　Turk；　who　always　keeps　round　himtwelve　infantry　and　fifteen　thousand　cavalry　on　which　depend　thesecurity　and　strength　of　the　kingdom；　and　it　is　necessary　that；　puttingaside　every　consideration　for　the　people；　he　should　keep　them　hisfriends。　The　kingdom　of　the　Soldan　is　similar；　being　entirely　in　thehands　of　soldiers；　follows　again　that；　without　regard　to　the　people；　hemust　keep　them　his　friends。　But　you　must　note　that　the　state　of　theSoldan　is　unlike　all　other　principalities；　for　the　reason　that　it　islike　the　Christian　pontificate；　which　cannot　be　called　either　anhereditary　or　a　newly　formed　principality；　because　the　sons　of　the　oldprince　not　the　heirs；　but　he　who　is　elected　to　that　position　by　thosewho　have　authority；　and　the　sons　remain　only　noblemen。　And　this　being　anancient　custom；　it　cannot　be　called　a　new　principality；　because　thereare　none　of　those　difficulties　in　it　that　are　met　with　in　new　ones；　foralthough　the　prince　is　new；　the　constitution　of　the　state　is　old；　and　itis　framed　so　as　to　receive　him　as　if　he　were　its　hereditary　lord。But　returning　to　the　subject　of　our　discourse；　I　say　that　w