PhaleasofChalcedon[10]contrivedaveryextraordinarymethodofrenderingallfortunesequal,inarepublicwheretherewasthegreatestinequality。Thiswasthattherichshouldgivefortuneswiththeirdaughterstothepoor,butreceivenonethemselves;andthatthepoorshouldreceivemoneyfortheirdaughters,insteadofgivingthemfortunes。ButIdonotrememberthataregulationofthiskindevertookplaceinanyrepublic。Itlaysthecitizensundersuchhardandoppressiveconditionsaswouldmakethemdetesttheveryequalitywhichtheydesignedtoestablish。Itispropersometimesthatthelawsshouldnotseemtotendsodirectlytotheendtheypropose。
  Thoughrealequalitybetheverysoulofademocracy,itissodifficulttoestablishthatanextremeexactnessinthisrespectwouldnotbealwaysconvenient。Sufficientisittoestablishacensus[11]whichshallreduceorfixthedifferencestoacertainpoint:itisafterwardsthebusinessofparticularlawstolevel,asitwere,theinequalities,bythedutieslaidupontherich,andbytheeaseaffordedtothepoor。
  Itismoderaterichesalonethatcangiveorsufferthissortofcompensation;forastomenofovergrownestates,everythingwhichd"m.kanbaapp点com"oesnotcontributetoadvancetheirpowerandhonourisconsideredbythemasaninjury。
  Allinequalityindemocraciesoughttobederivedfromthenatureofthegovernment,andevenfromtheprincipleofequality。Forexample,itmaybeapprehendedthatpeoplewhoareobligedtolivebytheirlabourwouldbetoomuchimpoverishedbyapublicemployment,orneglectthedutiesattendingit;thatartisanswouldgrowinsolent,andthattoogreatanumberoffreemenwouldoverpowertheancientcitizens。Inthiscasetheequality[12]inademocracymaybesuppressedforthegoodofthestate。
  Butthisisonlyanapparentequality;foramanruinedbyapublicemploymentwouldbeinaworseconditionthanhisfellow—citizens;andthissameman,beingobligedtoneglecthisduty,wouldreducetheresttoaworseconditionthanhimself,andsoon。
  6。InwhatMannertheLawsoughttomaintainFrugalityinaDemocracy。
  Itisnotsufficientinawell—regulateddemocracythatthedivisionsoflandbeequal;theyoughtalsotobesmall,aswascustomaryamongtheRomans。"Godforbid,"saidCuriustohissoldiers,[13]"thatacitizenshouldlookuponthatasasmallpieceoflandwhichissufficienttomaintainhim。"
  Asequalityoffortunessupportsfrugality,sothelattermaintainstheformer。Thesethings,thoughinthemselvesdifferent,areofsuchanatureastobeunabletosubsistseparately;theyreciprocallyactuponeachother;ifonewithdrawsitselffromademocracy,theothersurelyfollowsit。
  Trueisitthatwhenademocracyisfoundedoncommerce,privatepeoplemayacquirevastricheswithoutacorruptionofmorals。
  Thisisbecausethespiritofcommerceisnaturallyattendedwiththatoffrugality,economy,moderation,labour,prudence,tranquillity,order,andrule。Solongasthisspiritsubsists,therichesitproduceshavenobadeffect。Themischiefis,whenexcessivewealthdestroysthespiritofcommerce,thenitisthattheinconveniencesofinequalitybegintobefelt。
  Inordertosupportthisspirit,commerceshouldbecarriedonbytheprincipalcitizens;thisshouldbetheirsoleaimandstudy;thisthechiefobjectofthelaws:andtheseverylaws,bydividingtheestatesofindividualsinproportiontotheincreaseofcommerce,shouldseteverypoorcitizensofarathiseaseastobeabletoworkliketherest,andeverywealthycitizeninsuchamediocrityastobeobligedtotakesomepainseitherinpreservingoracquiringafortune。
  Itisanexcellentlawinatradingrepublictomakeanequaldivisionofthepaternalestateamongthechildren。Theconsequenceofthisisthathowgreatsoeverafortunethefatherhasmade,hischildren,beingnotsorichashe,areinducedtoavoidluxury,andtoworkashehasdone。Ispeakhereonlyoftradingrepublics;astothosethathavenocommerce,thelegislatormustpursuequitedifferentmeasures。[14]
  InGreecethereweretwosortsofrepublics:theonemilitary,likeSparta;theothercommercial,asAthens。Intheformer,thecitizenswereobligedtobeidle;inthelatter,endeavourswereusedtoinspirethemwiththeloveofindustryandlabour。Solonmadeidlenessacrime,andinsistedthateachcitizenshouldgiveanaccountofhismannerofgettingalivelihood。And,indeed,inawell—regulateddemocracy,wherepeople’sexpensesshouldextendonlytowhatisnecessary,everyoneoughttohaveit;forhowshouldtheirwantsbeotherwisesupplied?
  7。OtherMethodsoffavouringthePrincipleofDemocracy。Anequaldivisionoflandscannotbeestablishedinalldemocracies。Therearesomecircumstancesinwhicharegulationofthisnaturewouldbeimpracticable,dangerous,andevensubversiveoftheconstitution。Wearenotalwaysobligedtoproceedtoextremes。Ifitappearsthatthisdivisionoflands,whichwasdesignedtopreservethepeople’smorals,doesnotsuitthedemocracy,recoursemustbehadtoothermethods。
  Ifapermanentbodybeestablishedtoserveasaruleandpatternofmanners;asenate,towhichyears,virtue,gravity,andeminentservicesprocureadmittance;thesenators,bybeingexposedtopublicviewlikethestatuesofthegods,mustnaturallyinspireeveryfamilywithsentimentsofvirtue。
  Aboveall,thissenatemuststeadilyadheretotheancientinstitutions,andmindthatthepeopleandthemagistratesneverswervefromthem。
  Thepreservationoftheancientcustomsisaveryconsiderablepointinrespecttomanners。Sinceacorruptpeopleseldomperformanymemorableactions,seldomestablishsocieties,buildcities,orenactlaws;onthecontrary,sincemostinstitutionsarederivedfrompeoplewhosemannersareplainandsimple,tokeepuptheancientcustomsisthewaytopreservetheoriginalpurityofmorals。
  Besides,ifbysomerevolutionthestatehashappenedtoassumeanewform,thisseldomcanbeeffectedwithoutinfinitepainsandlabour,andhardlyeverbyidleanddebauchedpersons。Eventhosewhohadbeentheinstrumentsoftherevolutionweredesirousitshouldberelished,whichisdifficulttocompasswithoutgoodlaws。Henceitisthatancientinstitutionsgenerallytendtoreformthepeople’smanners,andthoseofmoderndatetocorruptthem。Inthecourseofalongadministration,thedescenttoviceisinsensible;butthereisnoreascendingtovirtuewithoutmakingthemostgenerousefforts。
  Ithasbeenquestionedwhetherthemembersofthesenatewearespeakingofoughttobeforlifeoronlychosenforatime。Doubtlesstheyoughttobeforlife,aswasthecustomatRome,[15]atSparta,[16]andevenatAthens。ForwemustnotconfoundthesenateatAthens,whichwasabodythatchangedeverythreemonths,withtheAreopagus,whosemembers,asstandingpatterns,wereestablishedforlife。
  Letthisbethereforeageneralmaxim;thatinasenatedesignedtobearule,andthedepository,asitwere,ofmanners,themembersoughttobechosenforlife:inasenateintendedfortheadministrationofaffairs,themembersmaybechanged。
  Thespirit,saysAristotle,waxesoldaswellasthebody。Thisreflectionholdsgoodonlyinregardtoasinglemagistrate,butcannotbeappliedtoasenatorialassembly。
  AtAthens,besidestheAreopagus,therewereguardiansofthepublicmorals,aswellasofthelaws。[17]AtSparta,alltheoldmenwerecensors。AtRome,thecensorshipwascommittedtotwoparticularmagistrates。Asthesenatewatchedoverthepeople,thecensorsweretohaveaneyeoverthepeopleandthesenate。Theirofficewastoreformthecorruptionsoftherepublic,tostigmatiseindolence,tocensureneglects,andtocorrectmistakes;astoflagrantcrimes,thesewerelefttothepunishmentofthelaws。
  ThatRomanlawwhichrequiredtheaccusationsincasesofadulterytobepublicwasadmirablywellcalculatedforpreservingthepurityofmorals;itintimidatedmarriedwomen,aswellasthosewhoweretowatchovertheirconduct。
  Nothingcontributesmoretothepreservationofmoralsthananextremesubordinationoftheyoungtotheold。Thustheyarebothrestrained,theformerbytheirrespectforthoseofadvancedage,andthelatterbytheirregardforthemselves。
  Nothinggivesagreaterforcetothelawthanaperfectsubordinationbetweenthecitizensandthemagistrate。"ThegreatdifferencewhichLycurgusestablishedbetweenSpartaandtheothercities,"saysXenophon,[18]"consistschieflyintheobediencethecitizensshowtotheirlaws;theyrunwhenthemagistratecallsthem。ButatAthensarichmanwouldbehighlydispleasedtobethoughtdependentonthemagistrate。"
  Paternalauthorityislikewiseofgreatusetowardsthepreservationofmorals。Wehavealreadyobservedthatinarepublicthereisnotsocoerciveaforceasinothergovernments。Thelawsmustthereforeendeavourtosupplythisdefectbysomemeansorother;andthisisdonebypaternalauthority。
  FathersatRomehadthepoweroflifeanddeathovertheirchildren。[19]
  AtSparta,everyfatherhadarighttocorrectanotherman’schild。
  PaternalauthorityendedatRometogetherwiththerepublic。Inmonarchies,wheresuchapurityofmoralsisnotrequired,theyarecontrolledbynootherauthoritythanthatofthemagistrates。
  TheRomanlaws,whichaccustomedyoungpeopletodependence,establishedalongminority。Perhapswearemistakeninconformingtothiscustom;
  thereisnonecessityforsomuchconstraintinmonarchies。
  Thisverysubordinationinarepublicmightmakeitnecessaryforthefathertocontinueinthepossessionofhischildren’sfortuneduringlife,aswasthecustomatRome。Butthisisnotagreeabletothespiritofmonarchy。
  8。InwhatMannertheLawsshouldrelatetothePrincipleofGovernmentinanAristocracy。Ifthepeoplearevirtuousinanaristocracy,theyenjoyverynearlythesamehappinessasinapopulargovernment,andthestategrowspowerful。Butasagreatshareofvirtueisveryrarewheremen’sfortunesaresounequal,thelawsmusttendasmuchaspossibletoinfuseaspiritofmoderation,andendeavourtore—establishthatequalitywhichwasnecessarilyremovedbytheconstitution。
  Thespiritofmoderationiswhatwecallvirtueinanaristocracy;itsuppliestheplaceofthespiritofequalityinapopularstate。
  Asthepompandsplendourwithwhichkingsaresurroundedformapartoftheirpower,somodestyandsimplicityofmannersconstitutethestrengthofanaristocraticnobility。[20]Whentheyaffectnodistinction,whentheymixwiththepeople,dresslikethem,andwiththemsharealltheirpleasures,thepeopleareapttoforgettheirsubjectionandweakness。
  Everygovernmenthasitsnatureandprinciple。Anaristocracymustnotthereforeassumethenatureandprincipleofmonarchy;whichwouldbethecasewerethenoblestobeinvestedwithpersonalprivilegesdistinctfromthoseoftheirbody;privilegesoughttobeforthesenate,andsimplerespectforthesenators。
  Inaristocraticgovernmentstherearetwoprincipalsourcesofdisorder:
  excessiveinequalitybetweenthegovernorsandthegoverned;andthesameinequalitybetweenthedifferentmembersofthebodythatgoverns。
  Fromthesetwoinequalities,hatredsandjealousiesarise,whichthelawsoughtevertopreventorrepress。
  Thefirstinequalityischieflywhentheprivilegesofthenobilityarehonourableonlyastheyareignominioustothepeople。SuchwasthelawatRomebywhichthepatricianswereforbiddentomarryplebeians;[21]alawthathadnoothereffectthantorenderthepatriciansontheonesidemorehaughty,andontheothermoreodious。Thereadermayseewhatadvantagesthetribunesderivedthenceintheirharangues。
  Thisinequalityoccurslikewisewhentheconditionofthecitizensdifferswithregardtotaxes,whichmayhappeninfourdifferentways:
  whenthenoblesassumetheprivilegeofpayingnone;whentheycommitfraudstoexemptthemselves;[22]whentheyengrossthepublicmoney,underpretenceofrewardsorappointmentsfortheirrespectiveemployments;infine,whentheyrenderthecommonpeopletributary,anddivideamongtheirownbodytheprofitsarisingfromtheseveralsubsidies。Thislastcaseisveryrare;anaristocracysoinstitutedwouldbethemostintolerableofallgovernments。
  WhileRomeinclinedtowardsaristocracy,sheavoidedalltheseinconveniences。Themagistratesneverreceivedanyemolumentsfromtheiroffice。Thechiefmenoftherepublicweretaxedliketherest,nay,moreheavily;andsometimesthetaxesfelluponthemalone。Infine,farfromsharingamongthemselvestherevenuesofthestate,alltheycoulddrawfromthepublictreasure,andallthewealththatfortuneflungintotheirlaps,theybestowedfreelyonthepeople,tobeexcusedfromacceptingpublichonours。[23]
  Itisafundamentalmaximthatlargessesarepernicioustothepeopleinademocracy,butsalutaryinanaristocraticgovernment。Theformermakethemforgettheyarecitizens,thelatterbringthemtoasenseofit。
  Iftherevenuesofthestatearenotdistributedamongthepeople,theymustbeconvincedatleastoftheirbeingwelladministered:tofeasttheireyeswiththepublictreasureiswiththemthesamethingalmostasenjoyingit。ThegoldenchaindisplayedatVenice,therichesexhibitedatRomeinpublictriumphs,thetreasurespreservedinthetempleofSaturn,wereinrealitythewealthofthepeople。
  Itisaveryessentialpointinanaristocracythatthenoblesthemselvesshouldnotlevythetaxes。ThefirstorderofthestateinRomeneverconcernedthemselveswithit;thelevyingofthetaxeswascommittedtothesecond,andeventhisinprocessoftimewasattendedwithgreatinconveniences。Inanaristocracyofthiskind,wherethenoblesleviedthetaxes,theprivatepeoplewouldbeallatthediscretionofpersonsinpublicemployments;andtherewouldbenosuchthingasasuperiortribunaltochecktheirpower。Themembersappointedtoremovetheabuseswouldratherenjoythem。Thenobleswouldbeliketheprincesofdespoticgovernments,whoconfiscatewhateverestatestheyplease。
  Soonwouldtheprofitshencearisingbeconsideredasapatrimony,whichavaricewouldenlargeatpleasure。Thefarmswouldbelowered,andthepublicrevenuesreducedtonothing。Thisisthereasonthatsomegovernments,withouthavingeverreceivedanyremarkableshock,havedwindledawaytosuchadegreeasnotonlytheirneighbours,buteventheirownsubjects,havebeensurprisedatit。
  Thelawsshouldlikewiseforbidthenoblesallkindsofcommerce:
  merchantsofsuchunboundedcreditwouldmonopolisealltothemselves。
  Commerceisaprofessionofpeoplewhoareuponanequality;henceamongdespoticstatesthemostmiserablearethoseinwhichtheprinceapplieshimselftotrade。
  ThelawsofVenicedebar[24]thenoblesfromcommerce,bywhichtheymighteveninnocentlyacquireexorbitantwealth。
  Thelawsoughttoemploythemosteffectualmeansformakingthenoblesdojusticetothepeople。Iftheyhavenotestablishedatribune,theyoughttobeatribunethemselves。
  Everysortofasyluminoppositiontotheexecutionofthelawsdestroysaristocracy,andissoonsucceededbytyranny。Theyoughtalwaystomortifythelustofdominion。Thereshouldbeeitheratemporaryorperpetualmagistratetokeepthenoblesinawe,astheEphoriatSpartaandtheStateInquisitorsatVenice——magistratessubjecttonoformalities。Thissortofgovernmentstandsinneedofthestrongestsprings:thusamouthofstone[25]isopentoeveryinformeratVenice——amouthtowhichonewouldbeapttogivetheappellationoftyranny。
  Thesearbitrarymagistratesinanaristocracybearsomeanalogytothecensorshipindemocracies,whichofitsownnatureisequallyindependent。And,indeed,thecensorsoughttobesubjecttonoinquiryinrelationtotheirconductduringtheiroffice;theyshouldmeetwithathoroughconfidence,andneverbediscouraged。InthisrespectthepracticeoftheRomansdeservedadmiration;magistratesofalldenominationswereaccountablefortheiradministration,[26]exceptthecensors。[27]
  Therearetwoveryperniciousthingsinanaristocracy——excesseitherofpoverty,orofwealthinthenobility。Topreventtheirpoverty,itisnecessary,aboveallthings,toobligethemtopaytheirdebtsintime。Tomoderatetheexcessofwealth,prudentandgradualregulationsshouldbemade;butnoconfiscations,noagrarianlaws,noexpungingofdebts;theseareproductiveofinfinitemischief。
  Thelawsoughttoabolishtherightofprimogenitureamongthenobles[28]totheendthatbyacontinualdivisionoftheinheritancestheirfortunesmaybealwaysuponalevel。
  Thereshouldbenosubstitutions,nopowersofredemption,norightsofMajorasgo,oradoption。Thecontrivancesforperpetuatingthegrandeuroffamiliesinmonarchicalgovernmentsoughtnevertobeemployedinaristocracies。[29]
  Whenthelawshavecompassedtheequalityoffamilies,thenextthingistopreserveaproperharmonyandunionamongthem。Thequarrelsofthenobilityoughttobequicklydecided;otherwisethecontestsofindividualsbecomethoseoffamilies。Arbitersmayterminate,orevenprevent,theriseotdisputes。
  Infine,thelawsmustnotfavourthedistinctionsraisedbyvanityamongfamilies,underpretencethattheyaremorenobleorancientthanothers。Pretencesofthisnatureoughttoberankedamongtheweaknessesofprivatepersons。
  WehaveonlytocastaneyeuponSparta;therewemayseehowtheEphoricontrivedtocheckthefoiblesofthekings,aswellasthoseofthenobilityandcommonpeople。
  9。InwhatMannertheLawsareinrelationtotheirPrincipleinMonarchies。Ashonouristheprincipleofamonarchicalgovernment,thelawsoughttobeinrelationtothisprinciple。
  Theyshouldendeavourtosupportthenobility,inrespecttowhomhonourmaybe,insomemeasure,deemedbothchildandparent。
  Theyshouldrenderthenobilityhereditary,notasaboundarybetweenthepoweroftheprinceandtheweaknessofthepeople,butasthelinkwhichconnectsthemboth。
  Inthisgovernment,substitutionswhichpreservetheestatesoffamiliesundividedareextremelyuseful,thoughinothersnotsoproper。
  Herethepowerofredemptionisofservice,asitrestorestonoblefamiliesthelandsthathadbeenalienatedbytheprodigalityofaparent。
  Thelandofthenobilityoughttohaveprivilegesaswellastheirpersons。Themonarch’sdignityisinseparablefromthatofhiskingdom;
  and—thedignityofthenoblemanfromthatofhisfief。
  Alltheseprivilegesmustbepeculiartothenobility,andincommunicabletothepeople,unlessweintendtoactcontrarytotheprincipleofgovernment,andtodiminishthepowerofthenoblestogetherwiththatofthepeople。
  Substitutionsarearestrainttocommerce,thepowerofredemptionproducesaninfinitenumberofprocesses;everyestateinlandthatissoldthroughoutthekingdomisinsomemeasurewithoutanownerforthespaceofayear。Privilegesannexedtofiefsgiveapowerveryburdensometothosegovernmentswhichtoleratethem。Thesearetheinconveniencesofnobility——inconveniences,however,thatvanishwhenconfrontedwithitsgeneralutility:butwhentheseprivilegesarecommunicatedtothepeople,everyprincipleofgovernmentiswantonlyviolated。
  Inmonarchiesapersonmayleavethebulkofhisestatetooneofhischildren——apermissionimproperinanyothergovernment。
  Thelawsoughttofavourallkindsofcommerce[30]consistentwiththeconstitution,totheendthatthesubjectsmay,withoutruiningthemselves,beabletosatisfythecontinualcravingsoftheprinceandhiscourt。
  Theyshouldestablishsomeregulationthatthemannerofcollectingthetaxesmaynotbemoreburdensomethanthetaxesthemselves。
  Theweightofdutiesproduceslabour,labourweariness,andwearinessthespiritofindolence。
  10。OftheExpeditionpeculiartotheExecutivePowerinMonarchies。
  Greatistheadvantagewhichamonarchicalgovernmenthasoverarepublic:asthestateisconductedbyasingleperson,theexecutivepoweristherebyenabledtoactwithgreaterexpedition。Butasthisexpeditionmaydegenerateintorapidity,thelawsshouldusesomecontrivancetoslackenit。Theyoughtnotonlytofavourthenatureofeachconstitution,butlikewisetoremedytheabusesthatmightresultfromthisverynature。
  CardinalRichelieu[31]advisesmonarchstopermitnosuchthingsassocietiesorcommunitiesthatraisedifficultiesuponeverytrifle。Ifthisman’shearthadnotbeenbewitchedwiththeloveofdespoticpower,stillthesearbitrarynotionswouldhavefilledhishead。
  Thebodiesentrustedwiththedepositionofthelawsarenevermoreobedientthanwhentheyproceedslowly,andusethatreflectionintheprince’saffairswhichcanscarcelybeexpectedfromtheignoranceofacourt,orfromtheprecipitationofitscouncils。[32]
  Whatwouldhavebecomeofthefinestmonarchyintheworldifthemagistrates,bytheirdelays,theircomplaints,andentreaties,hadnotcheckedtherapidityevenoftheirprinces’virtues,whenthesemonarchs,consultingonlythegenerousimpulseoftheirminds,wouldfainhavegivenaboundlessrewardtoservicesperformedwithanunlimitedcourageandfidelity?
  11。OftheExcellenceofaMonarchicalGovernment。Monarchyhasagreatadvantageoveradespoticgovernment。Asitnaturallyrequiresthereshouldbeseveralordersorranksofsubjects,thestateismorepermanent,theconstitutionmoresteady,andthepersonofhimwhogovernsmoresecure。
  Ciceroisofopinionthattheestablishingofthetribunespreservedtherepublic。"Andindeed,"sayshe,"theviolenceofaheadlesspeopleismoreterrible。Achieforheadissensiblethattheaffairdependsuponhimself,andthereforehethinks;butthepeopleintheirimpetuosityareignorantofthedangerintowhichtheyhurrythemselves。"Thisreflectionmaybeappliedtoadespoticgovernment,whichisapeoplewithouttribunes;andtoamonarchy,wherethepeoplehavesomesortoftribunes。
  Accordinglyitisobservablethatinthecommotionsofadespoticgovernment,thepeople,hurriedawaybytheirpassions,areapttopushthingsasfarastheycango。Thedisorderstheycommitareallextreme;
  whereasinmonarchiesmattersareseldomcarriedtoexcess。Thechiefsareapprehensiveontheirownaccount;theyareafraidofbeingabandoned,andtheintermediatedependentpowersdonotchoosethatthepopulaceshouldhavetoomuchtheupperhand。Itrarelyhappensthatthestatesofthekingdomareentirelycorrupted:theprinceadherestothese;andtheseditious,whohaveneitherwillnorhopestosubvertthegovernment,haveneitherpowernorwilltodethronetheprince。
  Inthesecircumstancesmenofprudenceandauthorityinterfere;moderatemeasuresarefirstproposed,thencompliedwith,andthingsatlengthareredressed;thelawsresumetheirvigour,andcommandsubmission。
  Thusallourhistoriesarefullofcivilwarswithoutrevolutions,whilethehistoriesofdespoticgovernmentsaboundwithrevolutionswithoutcivilwars。
  Thewritersofthehistoryofthecivilwarsofsomecountries,eventhosewhofomentedthem,sufficientlydemonstratethelittlefoundationprinceshavetosuspecttheauthoritywithwhichtheyinvestparticularbodiesofmen;since,evenundertheunhappycircumstanceoftheirerrors,theysighedonlyafterthelawsandtheirduty;andrestrained,morethantheywerecapableofinflaming,theimpetuosityoftherevolted。[33]CardinalRichelieu,reflectingperhapsthathehadtoomuchreducedthestatesofthekingdom,hasrecoursetothevirtuesoftheprinceandofhisministersforthesupport[34]ofgovernment:butherequiressomanythings,thatindeedthereisnonebutanangelcapableofsuchattention,suchresolutionandknowledge;andscarcelycanweflatterourselvesthatweshalleverseesuchaprinceandministerswhilemonarchysubsists。
  Aspeoplewholiveunderagoodgovernmentarehappierthanthosewhowithoutruleorleaderswanderabouttheforests,somonarchswholiveunderthefundamentallawsoftheircountryarefarhappierthandespoticprinceswhohavenothingtoregulate,neithertheirownpassionsnorthoseoftheirsubjects。
  12。ThesameSubjectcontinued。Letusnotlookformagnanimityindespoticgovernments;theprincecannotimpartagreatnesswhichhehasnothimself;withhimthereisnosuchthingasglory。