《君主论·第七章·凭他人武力与命运获得的新君主国》第7节
Ramiro d’Orco. Ramiro de Lorqua. But let us return whence we started. I say that the duke, finding himself now sufficiently powerful and partly secured from immediate dangers by having armed himself in his own way, and having in a great measure crushed those forces in his vicinity that could injure him if he wished to proceed with his conquest, had next to consider France, for he knew that the king, who too late was aware of his mistake, would not support him. And from this time he began to seek new alliances and to temporize with France in the expedition which she was making towards the kingdom of Naples against the Spaniards who were besieging Gaeta. It was his intention to secure himself against them, and this he would have quickly accomplished had Alexander lived.
注释摘要
这段论述紧接在雷米罗·德·奥尔科被处决的著名事件之后。马基雅维利讲完博尔贾如何在罗马涅用残酷手段恢复秩序、再通过处决执行者来转移民怨之后，现在把目光收回来，重新审视公爵在更宏观的棋局中的处境。在这一节点上，博尔贾已经大体上巩固了他在罗马涅和乌尔比诺公国的权力，通过清洗奥尔西尼家族的首领们消除了内部的直接军事威胁，并且开始建立属于自己的、不再仰仗他人鼻息的武…