第7章

类别:其他 作者:Baron Charles De Secondat Mont字数:10602更新时间:19/01/07 15:06:43
PhaleasofChalcedon[10]contrivedaveryextraordinarymethodofrenderingallfortunesequal,inarepublicwheretherewasthegreatestinequality。Thiswasthattherichshouldgivefortuneswiththeirdaughterstothepoor,butreceivenonethemselves;andthatthepoorshouldreceivemoneyfortheirdaughters,insteadofgivingthemfortunes。ButIdonotrememberthataregulationofthiskindevertookplaceinanyrepublic。Itlaysthecitizensundersuchhardandoppressiveconditionsaswouldmakethemdetesttheveryequalitywhichtheydesignedtoestablish。Itispropersometimesthatthelawsshouldnotseemtotendsodirectlytotheendtheypropose。 Thoughrealequalitybetheverysoulofademocracy,itissodifficulttoestablishthatanextremeexactnessinthisrespectwouldnotbealwaysconvenient。Sufficientisittoestablishacensus[11]whichshallreduceorfixthedifferencestoacertainpoint:itisafterwardsthebusinessofparticularlawstolevel,asitwere,theinequalities,bythedutieslaidupontherich,andbytheeaseaffordedtothepoor。 Itismoderaterichesalonethatcangiveorsufferthissortofcompensation;forastomenofovergrownestates,everythingwhichdoesnotcontributetoadvancetheirpowerandhonourisconsideredbythemasaninjury。 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。