We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

我们非常感激马基雅维利和其他人，他们写的是人们做什么，而不是他们应该做什么。

-- Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根