第5章

类别:其他 作者:Baron Charles De Secondat Mont字数:10498更新时间:19/01/07 15:06:43
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。 ______ 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。