ThepoliticGreeks,wholivedunderapopulargovernment,knewnoothersupportthanvirtue。Themoderninhabitantsofthatcountryareentirelytakenupwithmanufacture,commerce,finances,opulence,andluxury。
  Whenvirtueisbanished,ambitioninvadesthemindsofthosewhoaredisposedtoreceiveit,andavaricepossessesthewholecommunity。Theobjectsoftheirdesiresarechanged;whattheywerefondofbeforehasbecomeindifferent;theywerefreewhileundertherestraintoflaws,buttheywouldfainnowbefreetoactagainstlaw;andaseachcitizenislikeaslavewhohasrunawayfromhismaster,thatwhichwasamaximofequityhecallsrigour;thatwhichwasaruleofactionhestylesconstraint;andtoprecautionhegivesthenameoffear。Frugality,andnotthethirstofgain,nowpassesforavarice。Formerlythewealthofindividualsconstitutedthepublictreasure;butnowthishasbecomethepatrimonyofprivatepersons。Themembersofthecommonwealthriotonthepublicspoils,anditsstrengthisonlythepowerofafew,andthelicenceofmany。
  Athenswaspossessedofthesamenumberofforceswhenshetriumphedsogloriouslyaswhenwithsuchinfamyshewasenslaved。Shehadtwentythousandcitizens[3]whenshedefendedtheGreeksagainstthePersians,whenshecontendedforempirewithSparta,andinvadedSicily。ShehadtwentythousandwhenDemetriusPhalereusnumberedthem[4]asslavesaretoldbytheheadinamarket—place。WhenPhilipattemptedtolorditoverGreece,andappearedatthegatesofAthens[5]shehadeventhenlostnothingbuttime。WemayseeinDemostheneshowdifficultitwastoawakenher;shedreadedPhilip,notastheenemyofherliberty,butofherpleasures。[6]Thisfamouscity,whichhadwithstoodsomanydefeats,andhavingbeensooftendestroyedhadasoftenrisenoutofherashes,wasoverthrownatCh?ronea,andatoneblowdeprivedofallhopesofresource。WhatdoesitavailherthatPhilipsendsbackherprisoners,ifhedoesnotreturnhermen?ItwaseverafteraseasytotriumphovertheforcesofAthensasithadbeendifficulttosubduehervirtue。
  HowwasitpossibleforCarthagetomaintainherground?WhenHannibal,uponhisbeingmadepr?tor,endeavouredtohinderthemagistratesfromplunderingtherepublic,didnottheycomplainofhimtotheRomans?
  Wretches,whowouldfainbecitizenswithoutacity,andbebeholdenfortheirrichestotheirverydestroyers!Romesooninsisteduponhavingthreehundredoftheirprincipalcitizensashostages;sheobligedthemnexttosurrendertheirarmsandships;andthenshedeclaredwar。[7]
  Fromthedesperateeffortsofthisdefencelesscity,onemayjudgeofwhatshemighthaveperformedinherfullvigour,andassistedbyvirtue。
  4。OfthePrincipleofAristocracy。Asvirtueisnecessaryinapopulargovernment,itisrequisitealsoinanaristocracy。Trueitisthatinthelatteritisnotsoabsolutelyrequisite。
  Thepeople,whoinrespecttothenobilityarethesameasthesubjectswithregardtoamonarch,arerestrainedbytheirlaws。Theyhave,therefore,lessoccasionforvirtuethanthepeopleinademocracy。Buthowarethenobilitytoberestrained?Theywhoaretoexecutethelawsagainsttheircolleagueswillimmediatelyperceivethattheyareactingagainstthemselves。Virtueisthereforenecessaryinthisbody,fromtheverynatureoftheconstitution。
  Anaristocraticgovernmenthasaninherentvigour,unknowntodemocracy。
  Thenoblesformabody,whobytheirprerogative,andfortheirownparticularinterest,restrainthepeople;itissufficientthattherearelawsinbeingtoseethemexecuted。
  Buteasyasitmaybeforthebodyofthenoblestorestrainthepeople,itisdifficulttorestrainthemselves。[8]Suchisthenatureofthisconstitution,thatitseemstosubjecttheverysamepersonstothepowerofthelaws,andatthesametimetoexemptthem。
  Nowsuchabodyasthiscanrestrainitselfonlyintwoways;eitherbyaveryeminentvirtue,whichputsthenobilityinsomemeasureonalevelwiththepeople,andmaybethemeansofformingagreatrepublic;
  orbyaninferiorvirtue,whichputsthematleastuponalevelwithoneanother,anduponthistheirpreservationdepends。
  Moderationisthereforetheverysoulofthisgovernment;amoderation,Imean,foundedonvirtue,notthatwhichproceedsfromindolenceandpusillanimity。
  5。ThatVirtueisnotthePrincipleofaMonarchicalGovernment。Inmonarchies,policyeffectsgreatthingswithaslittlevirtueaspossible。Thusinthenicestmachines,arthasreducedthenumberofmovements,springs,andwheels。
  Thestatesubsistsindependentlyoftheloveofourcountry,ofthethirstoftrueglory,ofself—denial,ofthesacrificeofourdearestinterests,andofallthoseheroicvirtueswhichweadmireintheancients,andtousareknownonlybytradition。
  Thelawssupplyheretheplaceofthosevirtues;theyarebynomeanswanted,andthestatedispenseswiththem:anactionperformedhereinsecretisinsomemeasureofnoconsequence。
  Thoughallcrimesbeintheirownnaturepublic,yetthereisadistinctionbetweencrimesreallypublicandthosethatareprivate,whicharesocalledbecausetheyaremoreinjurioustoindividualsthantothecommunity。
  Nowinrepublicsprivatecrimesaremorepublic,thatis,theyattacktheconstitutionmorethantheydoindividuals;andinmonarchies,publiccrimesaremoreprivate,thatis,theyaremoreprejudicialtoprivatepeoplethantotheconstitution。
  IbegthatnoonewillbeoffendedwithwhatIhavebeensaying;myobservationsarefoundedontheunanimoustestimonyofhistorians。Iamnotignorantthatvirtuousprincesaresoveryrare;butIventuretoaffirmthatinamonarchyitisextremelydifficultforthepeopletobevirtuous。[9]
  Letuscomparewhatthehistoriansofallageshaveassertedconcerningthecourtsofmonarchs;letusrecollecttheconversationsandsentimentsofpeopleofallcountries,inrespecttothewretchedcharacterofcourtiers,andweshallfindthatthesearenotairyspeculations,buttruthsconfirmedbyasadandmelancholyexperience。
  Ambitioninidleness;meannessmixedwithpride;adesireofricheswithoutindustry;aversiontotruth;flattery,perfidy,violationofengagements,contemptofcivilduties,fearoftheprince’svirtue,hopefromhisweakness,but,aboveall,aperpetualridiculecastuponvirtue,are,Ithink,thecharacteristicsbywhichmostcourtiersinallagesandcountrieshavebeenconstantlydistinguished。Now,itisexceedinglydifficultfortheleadingmenofthenationtobeknaves,andtheinferiorsorttobehonest;fortheformertobecheats,andthelattertorestsatisfiedwithbeingonlydupes。
  Butifthereshouldchancetobesomeunluckyhonestman[10]amongthepeople。CardinalRichelieu,inhispoliticaltestament,seemstohintthataprinceshouldtakecarenottoemployhim。[11]Sotrueisitthatvirtueisnotthespringofthisgovernment!Itisnotindeedexcluded,butitisnotthespringofgovernment。
  6。InwhatMannerVirtueissuppliedinaMonarchicalGovernment。Butitishightimeformetohavedonewiththissubject,lestIshouldbesuspectedofwritingasatireagainstmonarchicalgovernment。Farbeitfromme;ifmonarchywantsonespring,itisprovidedwithanother。
  Honour,thatis,theprejudiceofeverypersonandrank,suppliestheplaceofthepoliticalvirtueofwhichIhavebeenspeaking,andiseverywhereherrepresentative:hereitiscapableofinspiringthemostgloriousactions,and,joinedwiththeforceoflaws,mayleadustotheendofgovernmentaswellasvirtueitself。
  Hence,inwell—regulatedmonarchies,theyarealmostallgoodsubjects,andveryfewgoodmen;fortobeagoodman[12]agoodintentionisnecessary,[13]andweshouldloveourcountry,notsomuchonourownaccount,asoutofregardtothecommunity。
  7。OfthePrincipleofMonarchy。Amonarchicalgovernmentsupposes,aswehavealreadyobserved,pre—eminencesandranks,aslikewiseanobledescent。Nowsinceitisthenatureofhonourtoaspiretoprefermentsandtitles,itisproperlyplacedinthisgovernment。
  Ambitionisperniciousinarepublic。Butinamonarchyithassomegoodeffects;itgiveslifetothegovernment,andisattendedwiththisadvantage,thatitisinnowaydangerous,becauseitmaybecontinuallychecked。
  Itiswiththiskindofgovernmentaswiththesystemoftheuniverse,inwhichthereisapowerthatconstantlyrepelsallbodiesfromthecentre,andapowerofgravitationthatattractsthemtoit。Honoursetsallthepartsofthebodypoliticinmotion,andbyitsveryactionconnectsthem;thuseachindividualadvancesthepublicgood,whileheonlythinksofpromotinghisowninterest。
  Trueitisthat,philosophicallyspeaking,itisafalsehonourwhichmovesallthepartsofthegovernment;buteventhisfalsehonourisasusefultothepublicastruehonourcouldpossiblybetoprivatepersons。
  Isitnotveryexactingtoobligementoperformthemostdifficultactions,suchasrequireanextraordinaryexertionoffortitudeandresolution,withoutotherrecompensethanthatofgloryandapplause?
  8。ThatHonourisnotthePrincipleofDespoticGovernment。Honourisfarfrombeingtheprincipleofdespoticgovernment:mankindbeingherealluponalevel,noonepersoncanpreferhimselftoanother;andasontheotherhandtheyareallslaves,theycangivethemselvesnosortofpreference。
  Besides,ashonourhasitslawsandrules,asitknowsnothowtosubmit;asitdependsinagreatmeasureonaman’sowncaprice,andnotonthatofanotherperson;itcanbefoundonlyincountriesinwhichtheconstitutionisfixed,andwheretheyaregovernedbysettledlaws。
  Howcandespotismabidewithhonour?Theonegloriesinthecontemptoflife;andtheotherisfoundedonthepoweroftakingitaway。Howcanhonour,ontheotherhand,bearwithdespotism?Theformerhasitsfixedrules,andpeculiarcaprices;butthelatterisdirectedbynorule,anditsowncapricesaresubversiveofallothers。
  Honour,therefore,athingunknowninarbitrarygovernments,someofwhichhavenotevenaproperwordtoexpressit,[14]istheprevailingprincipleinmonarchies;hereitgiveslifetothewholebodypolitic,tothelaws,andeventothevirtuesthemselves。
  9。OfthePrincipleofDespoticGovernment。Asvirtueisnecessaryinarepublic,andinamonarchyhonour,sofearisnecessaryinadespoticgovernment:withregardtovirtue,thereisnooccasionforit,andhonourwouldbeextremelydangerous。
  Heretheimmensepoweroftheprincedevolvesentirelyuponthosewhomheispleasedtoentrustwiththeadministration。Personscapableofsettingavalueuponthemselveswouldbelikelytocreatedisturbances。
  Fearmustthereforedepresstheirspirits,andextinguisheventheleastsenseofambition。
  Amoderategovernmentmay,wheneveritpleases,andwithouttheleastdanger,relaxitssprings。Itsupportsitselfbythelaws,andbyitsowninternalstrength。Butwhenadespoticprinceceasesforonesinglemomenttouplifthisarm,whenhecannotinstantlydemolishthosewhomhehasentrustedwiththefirstemployments,[15]allisover:forasfear,thespringofthisgovernment,nolongersubsists,thepeopleareleftwithoutaprotector。
  ItisprobablyinthissensetheCadismaintainedthattheGrandSeigniorwasnotobligedtokeephiswordoroath,whenhelimitedtherebyhisauthority。[16]
  Itisnecessarythatthepeopleshouldbejudgedbylaws,andthegreatmenbythecapriceoftheprince,thatthelivesofthelowestsubjectshouldbesafe,andthepasha’sheadeverindanger。Wecannotmentionthesemonstrousgovernmentswithouthorror。TheSophiofPersia,dethronedinourdaysbyMahomet,thesonofMiriveis,sawtheconstitutionsubvertedbeforethisresolution,becausehehadbeentoosparingofblood。[17]
  HistoryinformsusthatthehorridcrueltiesofDomitianstrucksuchaterrorintothegovernorsthatthepeoplerecoveredthemselvesalittleduringhisreign。[18]Thusatorrentoverflowsonesideofacountry,andontheotherleavesfieldsuntouched,wheretheeyeisrefreshedbytheprospectoffinemeadows。
  10。DifferenceofObedienceinModerateandDespoticGovernments。Indespoticstates,thenatureofgovernmentrequiresthemostpassiveobedience;andwhenoncetheprince’swillismadeknown,itoughtinfalliblytoproduceitseffect。
  Heretheyhavenolimitationsorrestrictions,nomediums,terms,equivalents,orremonstrances;nochangetopropose:manisacreaturethatblindlysubmitstotheabsolutewillofthesovereign。
  Inacountrylikethistheyarenomoreallowedtorepresenttheirapprehensionsofafuturedangerthantoimputetheirmiscarriagetothecapriciousnessoffortune。Man’sportionhere,likethatofbeasts,isinstinct,compliance,andpunishment。
  Littledoesitthenavailtopleadthesentimentsofnature,filialrespect,conjugalorparentaltenderness,thelawsofhonour,orwantofhealth;theorderisgiven,and,thatissufficient。
  InPersia,whenthekinghascondemnedaperson,itisnolongerlawfultomentionhisname,ortointercedeinhisfavour。Eveniftheprincewereintoxicated,ornoncompos,thedecreemustbeexecuted;[19]
  otherwisehewouldcontradicthimself,andthelawadmitsofnocontradiction。Thishasbeenthewayofthinkinginthatcountryinallages;astheorderwhichAhasuerusgave,toexterminatetheJews,couldnotberevoked,theywereallowedthelibertyofdefendingthemselves。
  Onething,however,maybesometimesopposedtotheprince’swill,[20]
  namely,religion。Theywillabandon,naytheywillslayaparent,iftheprincesocommands;buthecannotobligethemtodrinkwine。Thelawsofreligionareofasuperiornature,becausetheybindthesovereignaswellasthesubject。Butwithrespecttothelawofnature,itisotherwise;theprinceisnolongersupposedtobeaman。
  Inmonarchicalandmoderatestates,thepowerislimitedbyitsveryspring,Imeanbyhonour,which,likeamonarch,reignsovertheprinceandhispeople。Theywillnotallegetotheirsovereignthelawsofreligion;acourtierwouldbeapprehensiveofrenderinghimselfridiculous。Butthelawsofhonourwillbeappealedtoonalloccasions。
  Hencearisetherestrictionsnecessarytoobedience;honourisnaturallysubjecttowhims,bywhichthesubject’ssubmissionwillbeeverdirected。
  Thoughthemannerofobeyingbedifferentinthesetwokindsofgovernment,thepoweristhesame。Onwhichsidesoeverthemonarchturns,heinclinesthescale,andisobeyed。Thewholedifferenceisthatinamonarchytheprincereceivesinstruction,atthesametimethathisministershavegreaterabilities,andaremoreversedinpublicaffairs,thantheministersofadespoticgovernment。
  11。ReflectionsontheprecedingChapters。Sucharetheprinciplesofthethreesortsofgovernment:whichdoesnotimplythatinaparticularrepublictheyactuallyare,butthattheyoughttobe,virtuous;nordoesitprovethatinaparticularmonarchytheyareactuatedbyhonour,orinaparticulardespoticgovernmentbyfear;butthattheyoughttobedirectedbytheseprinciples,otherwisethegovernmentisimperfect。
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  1。Thisisaveryimportantdistinction,whenceIshalldrawmanyconsequences;foritisthekeyofaninfinitenumberoflaws。
  2。Cromwell。
  3。Plutarch,Pericles;Plato,inCritias。
  4。Shehadatthattimetwenty—onethousandcitizens,tenthousandstrangers,andfourhundredthousandslaves。SeeAthen?us,vi。
  5。Shehadthentwentythousandcitizens。SeeDemosthenesinAristog。
  6。Theyhadpassedalaw,whichrendereditacapitalcrimeforanyonetoproposeapplyingthemoneydesignedforthetheatrestomilitary7。Thislastedthreeyears。
  8。Publiccrimesmaybepunished,becauseitishereacommonconcern;
  butprivatecrimeswillgounpunished,becauseitisthecommoninterestnottopunishthem。
  9。Ispeakhereofpoliticalvirtue,whichisalsomoralvirtueasitisdirectedtothepublicgood;verylittleofprivatemoralvirtue,andnotatallofthatvirtuewhichrelatestorevealedtruths。Thiswillappearbetterinv。2。
  10。Thisistobeunderstoodinthesenseoftheprecedingnote。
  11。Wemustnot,sayshe,employpeopleofmeanextraction;theyaretoorigidandmorose。——TestamentPolit。,4。
  12。Thiswordgoodmanisunderstoodhereinapoliticalsenseonly。
  13。SeeFootnote1。
  14。SeePerry,p。447。
  15。Asitoftenhappensinamilitaryaristocracy。
  16。RicautontheOttomanEmpire。I,ii。
  17。SeethehistoryofthisrevolutionbyFatherduCerceau。
  18。Suetonius,LifeofDomitian,viii。Hiswasamilitaryconstitution,whichisoneofthespeciesofdespoticgovernment。
  19。SeeSirJohnChardin。
  20。Ibid。
  BookIV。ThattheLawsofEducationOughttoBeinRelationtothePrinciplesofGovernment1。OftheLawsofEducation。Thelawsofeducationarethefirstimpressionswereceive;andastheyprepareusforcivillife,everyprivatefamilyoughttobegovernedbytheplanofthatgreathouseholdwhichcomprehendsthemall。
  Ifthepeopleingeneralhaveaprinciple,theirconstituentparts,thatis,theseveralfamilies,willhaveonealso。Thelawsofeducationwillbethereforedifferentineachspeciesofgovernment:inmonarchiestheywillhavehonourfortheirobject;inrepublics,virtue;indespoticgovernments,fear。
  2。OfEducationinMonarchies。Inmonarchiestheprincipalbranchofeducationisnottaughtincollegesoracademies。Itcommences,insomemeasure,atoursettingoutintheworld;forthisistheschoolofwhatwecallhonour,thatuniversalpreceptorwhichoughteverywheretobeourguide。
  Hereitisthatweconstantlyhearthreerulesormaxims,viz。,thatweshouldhaveacertainnoblenessinourvirtues,akindoffranknessinourmorals,andaparticularpolitenessinourbehaviour。
  Thevirtuesweareheretaughtarelesswhatweowetoothersthantoourselves;theyarenotsomuchwhatdrawsustowardssociety,aswhatdistinguishesusfromourfellow—citizens。Heretheactionsofmenarejudged,notasvirtuous,butasshining;notasjust,butasgreat;notasreasonable,butasextraordinary。Whenhonourheremeetswithanythingnobleinouractions,itiseitherajudgethatapprovesthem,orsophistbywhomtheyareexcused。
  Itallowsofgallantrywhenunitedwiththeideaofsensibleaffection,orwiththatofconquest;thisisthereasonwhywenevermeetwithsostrictapurityofmoralsinmonarchiesasinrepublicangovernments。
  Itallowsofcunningandcraft,whenjoinedwiththenotionofgreatnessofsoulorimportanceofaffairs;as,forinstance,inpolitics,withfinessesofwhichitisfarfrombeingoffended。
  Itdoesnotforbidadulation,savewhenseparatedfromtheideaofalargefortune,andconnectedonlywiththesenseofourmeancondition。
  Withregardtomorals,Ihaveobservedthattheeducationofmonarchiesoughttoadmitofacertainfranknessandopencarriage。Truth,therefore,inconversationishereanecessarypoint。Butisitforthesakeoftruth?Bynomeans。Truthisrequisiteonlybecauseapersonhabituatedtoveracityhasanairofboldnessandfreedom。Andindeedamanofthisstampseemstolayastressonlyonthethingsthemselves,notonthemannerinwhichtheyarereceived。
  Henceitisthatinproportionasthiskindoffranknessiscommended,thatofthecommonpeopleisdespised,whichhasnothingbuttruthandsimplicityforitsobject。
  Infine,theeducationofmonarchiesrequiresacertainpolitenessofbehaviour。Man,asociableanimal,isformedtopleaseinsociety;andapersonthatwouldbreakthroughtherulesofdecency,soastoshockthoseheconversedwith,wouldlosethepublicesteem,andbecomeincapableofdoinganygood。
  Butpoliteness,generallyspeaking,doesnotderiveitsoriginfromsopureasource。Itarisesfromadesireofdistinguishingourselves。Itispridethatrendersuspolite;weareflatteredwithbeingtakennoticeofforbehaviourthatshowswearenotofameancondition,andthatwehavenotbeenbredwiththosewhoinallagesareconsideredthescumofthepeople。
  Politeness,inmonarchies,isnaturalisedatcourt。Onemanexcessivelygreatrenderseverybodyelselittle。Hencethatregardwhichispaidtoourfellow—subjects;hencethatpoliteness,equallypleasingtothosebywhom,astothosetowardswhom,itispractised,becauseitgivespeopletounderstandthatapersonactuallybelongs,oratleastdeservestobelong,tothecourt。
  Acourtlyairconsistsinquittingarealforaborrowedgreatness。Thelatterpleasesthecourtiermorethantheformer。Itinspireshimwithacertaindisdainfulmodesty,whichshowsitselfexternally,butwhoseprideinsensiblydiminishesinproportiontoitsdistancefromthesourceofthisgreatness。
  Atcourtwefindadelicacyoftasteineverything——adelicacyarisingfromtheconstantuseofthesuperfluitiesoflife,fromthevariety,andespeciallythesatiety,ofpleasures,fromthemultiplicityandevenconfusionoffancies,which,iftheyarebutagreeable,aresureofbeingwellreceived。
  Thesearethethingswhichproperlyfallwithintheprovinceofeducation,inordertoformwhatwecallamanofhonour,amanpossessedofallthequalitiesandvirtuesrequisiteinthiskindofgovernment。
  Hereitisthathonourinterfereswitheverything,mixingevenwithpeople’smannerofthinking,anddirectingtheirveryprinciples。
  Tothiswhimsicalhonouritisowingthatthevirtuesareonlyjustwhatitpleases;itaddsrulesofitsowninventiontoeverythingprescribedtous;itextendsorlimitsourdutiesaccordingtoitsownfancy,whethertheyproceedfromreligion,politics,ormorality。
  Thereisnothingsostronglyinculcatedinmonarchies,bythelaws,byreligionandhonour,assubmissiontotheprince’swill;butthisveryhonourtellsusthattheprinceneveroughttocommandadishonourableaction,becausethiswouldrenderusincapableofservinghim。
  CrillonrefusedtoassassinatetheDukeofGuise,butofferedtofighthim。AfterthemassacreofSt。Bartholomew,CharlesIX,havingsentorderstothegovernorsintheseveralprovincesfortheHuguenotstobemurdered,ViscountDorte,whocommandedatBayonne,wrotethustotheking:[1]"Sire,amongtheinhabitantsofthistown,andyourmajesty’stroops,Icouldnotfindsomuchasoneexecutioner;theyarehonestcitizensandbravesoldiers。Wejointly,therefore,beseechyourmajestytocommandourarmsandlivesinthingsthatarepracticable。"Thisgreatandgeneroussoullookeduponabaseactionasathingimpossible。
  Thereisnothingthathonourmorestronglyrecommendstothenobilitythantoservetheirprinceinamilitarycapacity。And,indeed,thisistheirfavouriteprofession,becauseitsdangers,itssuccess,andevenitsmiscarriagesaretheroadtograndeur。Yetthisverylawofitsownmakinghonourchoosestoexplain:andincaseofanyaffront,itrequiresorpermitsustoretire。
  Itinsistsalsothatweshouldbeatlibertyeithertoseekortorejectemployments,alibertywhichitpreferseventoanamplefortune。
  Honourthereforehasitssupremelaws,towhicheducationisobligedtoconform。[2]Thechiefofthesearethatwearepermittedtosetavalueuponourfortune,butareabsolutelyforbiddentosetanyuponourlives。
  Thesecondisthat,whenweareraisedtoapostorpreferment,weshouldneverdoorpermitanythingwhichmayseemtoimplythatwelookuponourselvesasinferiortotherankwehold。
  Thethirdisthatthosethingswhichhonourforbidsaremorerigorouslyforbidden,whenthelawsdonotconcurintheprohibition;andthoseitcommandsaremorestronglyinsistedupon,whentheyhappennottobecommandedbylaw。
  3。OfEducationinaDespoticGovernment。Aseducationinmonarchiestendstoraiseandennoblethemind,indespoticgovernmentsitsonlyaimistodebaseit。Hereitmustnecessarilybeservile;eveninpowersuchaneducationwillbeanadvantage,becauseeverytyrantisatthesametimeaslave。
  Excessiveobediencesupposesignoranceinthepersonthatobeys:thesameitsupposesinhimthatcommands,forhehasnooccasiontodeliberate,todoubt,toreason;hehasonlytowill。