《君主论·第十三章·援军·混合军与自己的军队》第1节
Auxiliaries, which are the other useless arm, are employed when a prince is called in with his forces to aid and defend, as was done by Pope Julius in the most recent times; for he, having, in the enterprise against Ferrara, had poor proof of his mercenaries, turned to auxiliaries, and stipulated with Ferdinand, King of Spain, for his assistance with men and arms. These arms may be useful and good in themselves, but for him who calls them in they are always disadvantageous; for losing, one is undone, and winning, one is their captive. Ferdinand V (F. II of Aragon and Sicily, F. III of Naples), surnamed “The Catholic,” born 1452, died 1516. And although ancient histories may be full of examples, I do not wish to leave this recent one of Pope Julius the Second, the peril of which cannot fail to be perceived; for he, wishing to get Ferrara, threw himself entirely into the hands of the foreigner. But his good fortune brought about a third event, so that he did not reap the fruit of his rash choice; because, having his auxiliaries routed at Ravenna, and the Switzers having risen and driven out the conquerors (against all expectation, both his and others), it so came to pass that he did not become prisoner to his enemies, they having fled, nor to his auxiliaries, he having conquered by other arms than theirs.
注释摘要
马基雅维利在这一节里要论证的命题很明确：援军比雇佣军更危险，君主永远不该依靠他人的军队来保卫自己的国家。援军，就是他国君主应你请求派来的部队，这些军队听从他们自己君主的命令，作战的目的也不是为了你的利益。马基雅维利开篇就把教皇尤利乌斯二世的例子搬了出来，当时教皇在攻打费拉拉的战争中，先用了雇佣军，发现根本靠不住，转头就跟西班牙国王斐迪南签约，请求他派兵支援…