Itisinmonarchiesthatwebeholdthesubjectsencirclingthethrone，andcheeredbytheirradiancyofthesovereign；thereitisthateachpersonfilling，asitwere，alargerspace，iscapableofexercisingthosevirtueswhichadornthesoul，notwithindependence，butwithtruedignityandgreatness。
13。AnIdeaofDespoticPower。WhenthesavagesofLouisianaaredesirousoffruit，theycutthetreetotheroot，andgatherthefruit。[35]Thisisanemblemofdespoticgovernment。
14。InwhatMannertheLawsareinrelationtothePrinciplesofDespoticGovernment。Theprincipleofdespoticgovernmentisfear；butatimid，ignorant，andfaint—spiritedpeoplehavenooccasionforagreatnumberoflaws。
Everythingoughttodependhereontwoorthreeideas；hencethereisnonecessitythatanynewnotionsshouldbeadded。Whenwewanttobreakahorse，wetakecarenottolethimchangehismaster，hislesson，orhispace。Thusanimpressionismadeonhisbrainbytwoorthreemotions，andnomore。
Ifaprinceisshutupinaseraglio，hecannotleavehisvoluptuousabodewithoutalarmingthosewhokeephimconfined。Thevwillnotbearthathispersonandpowershouldpassintootherhands。Heseldomthereforewageswarinperson，andhardlyventurestoentrustthecommandtohisgenerals。