ThedifferencebetweenthesethreekindsofCommonwealthconsisteth，notinthedifferenceofpower，butinthedifferenceofconvenienceoraptitudetoproducethepeaceandsecurityofthepeople；forwhichendtheywereinstituted。Andtocomparemonarchywiththeothertwo，wemayobserve：first，thatwhosoeverbeareththepersonofthepeople，orisoneofthatassemblythatbearsit，bearethalsohisownnaturalperson。Andthoughhebecarefulinhispoliticpersontoprocurethecommoninterest，yetheismore，ornoless，carefultoprocuretheprivategoodofhimself，hisfamily，kindredandfriends；andforthemostpart，ifthepublicinterestchancetocrosstheprivate，hepreferstheprivate：forthepassionsofmenarecommonlymorepotentthantheirreason。Fromwhenceitfollowsthatwherethepublicandprivateinterestaremostcloselyunited，thereisthepublicmostadvanced。Nowinmonarchytheprivateinterestisthesamewiththepublic。Theriches，power，andhonourofamonarchariseonlyfromtheriches，strength，andreputationofhissubjects。Fornokingcanberich，norglorious，norsecure，whosesubjectsareeitherpoor，orcontemptible，ortooweakthroughwant，ordissension，tomaintainawaragainsttheirenemies；whereasinademocracy，oraristocracy，thepublicprosperityconfersnotsomuchtotheprivatefortuneofonethatiscorrupt，orambitious，asdothmanytimesaperfidiousadvice，atreacherousaction，oracivilwar。
Secondly，thatamonarchreceivethcounselofwhom，when，andwherehepleaseth；andconsequentlymayheartheopinionofmenversedinthematteraboutwhichhedeliberates，ofwhatrankorqualitysoever，andaslongbeforethetimeofactionandwithasmuchsecrecyashewill。Butwhenasovereignassemblyhasneedofcounsel，noneareadmittedbutsuchashavearighttheretofromthebeginning；
whichforthemostpartareofthosewhohavebeenversedmoreintheacquisitionofwealththanofknowledge，andaretogivetheiradviceinlongdiscourseswhichmay，anddocommonly，excitementoaction，butnotgoverntheminit。Fortheunderstandingisbytheflameofthepassionsneverenlightened，butdazzled：noristhereanyplaceortimewhereinanassemblycanreceivecounselsecrecy，becauseoftheirownmultitude。
Thirdly，thattheresolutionsofamonarcharesubjecttonootherinconstancythanthatofhumannature；butinassemblies，besidesthatofnature，therearisethaninconstancyfromthenumber。Fortheabsenceofafewthatwouldhavetheresolution，oncetaken，continuefirmwhichmayhappenbysecurity，negligence，orprivateimpediments，orthediligentappearanceofafewofthecontraryopinion，undoestodayallthatwasconcludedyesterday。
Fourthly，thatamonarchcannotdisagreewithhimself，outofenvyorinterest；butanassemblymay；andthattosuchaheightasmayproduceacivilwar。