Muchlessshouldtheyofferapublicaffronttoanyoftheirsubjects；
kingswereinstitutedtopardonandtopunish，butnevertoinsult。
Whentheyaffronttheirsubjects，theirtreatmentismorecruelthanthatoftheTurkortheMuscovite。Theinsultsoftheseareahumiliation，notadisgrace；butbothmustfollowfromtheinsolentbehaviourofmonarchs。
Suchistheprejudiceoftheeasternnationsthattheylookuponanaffrontfromtheprinceastheeffectofpaternalgoodness；andsuch，onthecontrary，isourwayofthinkingthatbesidesthecruelvexationofbeingaffronted，wedespairofeverbeingabletowipeoffthedisgrace。
Princesoughttobeoverjoyedtohavesubjectstowhomhonourisdearerthanlife，anincitementtofidelityaswellastocourage。