是的。故弄玄虛，好像是什麽高深莫測的學問。多數人一眼看穿，隻是不齒而不為而已。中國學界應該批判這本所謂的經典。西方最接近

《資治通鑒》的是Machiavelli's book, The Prince. 人們的評價是：

Machiavelli's Prince has had a mixed reaction. Some considered it a straightforward description of the evil means used by bad rulers; others read in it evil recommendations to tyrants to help them maintain their power.^[16] Even into recent times, some scholars, such as Leo Strauss, have restated the traditional opinion that Machiavelli can be considered a "teacher of evil".^[17]