Butthesecondhead，thatofanationestablishingaparticularfamilywithhereditarypowers，doesnotpresentitselfasdespotismonthefirstreflection；butifmenwillpermitasecondreflectiontotakeplace，andcarrythatreflectionforwardbutoneremoveoutoftheirownpersonstothatoftheiroffspring，theywillthenseethathereditarysuccessionbecomesinitsconsequencesthesamedespotismtoothers，whichtheyreprobatedforthemselves。Itoperatestoprecludetheconsentofthesucceedinggenerations；
andthepreclusionofconsentisdespotism。
Whenthepersonwhoatanytimeshallbeinpossessionofagovernment，orthosewhostandinsuccessiontohim，shallsaytoanation，Iholdthispowerin\'contempt\'ofyou，itsignifiesnotonwhatauthorityhepretendstosayit。Itisnorelief，butanaggravationtoapersoninslavery，toreflectthathewassoldbyhisparent；andasthatwhichheightensthecriminalityofanactcannotbeproducedtoprovethelegalityofit，hereditarysuccessioncannotbeestablishedasalegalthing。
Inordertoarrivetoamoreperfectdecisiononthishead，itwillbepropertoconsiderthegenerationwhichundertakestoestablishafamilywithhereditarypowers，apartandseparatefromthegenerationswhicharetofollow；andalsotoconsiderthecharacterinwhichthefirstgenerationactswithrespecttosucceedinggenerations。
Thegenerationwhichfirstselectsaperson，andputshimattheheadofitsgovernment，eitherwiththetitleofking，oranyotherdistinction，actsitsownchoice，beitwiseorfoolish，asafreeagentforitself。