《君王論》
尼克羅·馬基雅維利 1532年
上榜理由：激發(fā)一系列*的靈感之作（斯大林的枕邊書）
《君王論》是一本對(duì)寫給那些無(wú)所顧忌的國(guó)家元首的書，因?yàn)樗麄儩撘庾R(shí)地認(rèn)為罪惡對(duì)社會(huì)而言比道德更有利。馬基雅維利希望能在讀者的心理掀起一場(chǎng)革命，而他也確實(shí)做到了。其他人只敢在他面前竊竊私語(yǔ)之事，他卻驕傲地高調(diào)陳述，而他悄聲所言甚至不曾被人考慮。據(jù)馬基雅維利所說(shuō)，“對(duì)于一個(gè)君主，他不必要具備上述所有的品質(zhì)——慈悲，守信，仁慈，誠(chéng)實(shí)，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，但只要看似具備它們，確實(shí)非常必要。不僅如此，我敢說(shuō)，如果擁有這些品質(zhì)并總是遵守它們，非常有害；如果僅僅是表面看來(lái)具備這些品質(zhì)，它們就變得很有用。”得到這本書鼓舞的君王元首有：斯大林，*，墨索里尼，拿破侖一世。
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, 1532
On the list because: it was the inspiration for a long list of tyrannies （Stalin had it on his nightstand）
The Prince is a treatise meant for rulers who had shed all scruples - to a point that they might see evil as potentially more beneficial to society than good. Machiavelli hoped to start a revolution in the hearts of his readers, and he certainly achieved that. He proudly stated things that others before him had only dared to whisper, and he whispered things that had not even been considered. According to Machiavelli “it is not necessary for a prince to have all the above-mentioned qualities [merciful, faithful, humane, honest, and religious], but it is indeed necessary to appear to have them. Nay, I dare say this, that by having them and always observing them, they are harmful; and by appearing to have them they are useful.” Some of the people inspired by this book are Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Napoleon I of France
尼克羅·馬基雅維利 1532年
上榜理由：激發(fā)一系列*的靈感之作（斯大林的枕邊書）
《君王論》是一本對(duì)寫給那些無(wú)所顧忌的國(guó)家元首的書，因?yàn)樗麄儩撘庾R(shí)地認(rèn)為罪惡對(duì)社會(huì)而言比道德更有利。馬基雅維利希望能在讀者的心理掀起一場(chǎng)革命，而他也確實(shí)做到了。其他人只敢在他面前竊竊私語(yǔ)之事，他卻驕傲地高調(diào)陳述，而他悄聲所言甚至不曾被人考慮。據(jù)馬基雅維利所說(shuō)，“對(duì)于一個(gè)君主，他不必要具備上述所有的品質(zhì)——慈悲，守信，仁慈，誠(chéng)實(shí)，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，但只要看似具備它們，確實(shí)非常必要。不僅如此，我敢說(shuō)，如果擁有這些品質(zhì)并總是遵守它們，非常有害；如果僅僅是表面看來(lái)具備這些品質(zhì)，它們就變得很有用。”得到這本書鼓舞的君王元首有：斯大林，*，墨索里尼，拿破侖一世。
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, 1532
On the list because: it was the inspiration for a long list of tyrannies （Stalin had it on his nightstand）
The Prince is a treatise meant for rulers who had shed all scruples - to a point that they might see evil as potentially more beneficial to society than good. Machiavelli hoped to start a revolution in the hearts of his readers, and he certainly achieved that. He proudly stated things that others before him had only dared to whisper, and he whispered things that had not even been considered. According to Machiavelli “it is not necessary for a prince to have all the above-mentioned qualities [merciful, faithful, humane, honest, and religious], but it is indeed necessary to appear to have them. Nay, I dare say this, that by having them and always observing them, they are harmful; and by appearing to have them they are useful.” Some of the people inspired by this book are Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Napoleon I of France