Whentheprincipalslavesareeunuchs，letneversomanyprivilegesbegrantedthem，theycanhardlyberegardedasfreedmen。Forastheyareincapableofhavingafamilyoftheirown，theyarenaturallyattachedtothatofanother：anditisonlybyakindoffictionthattheyareconsideredascitizens。
Andyettherearecountrieswherethemagistracyisentirelyintheirhands。\"InTonquin，\"[41]saysDampier，[42]\"allthemandarins，civilandmilitary，areeunuchs。\"Theyhavenofamilies，andthoughtheyarenaturallyavaricious，themasterortheprincebenefitsintheendbythisverypassion。
Dampiertellsus，too，[43]thatinthiscountrytheeunuchscannotlivewithoutwomen，andthereforemarry。Thelawwhichpermitstheirmarriagemaybefoundedpartlyontheirrespectfortheseeunuchs，andpartlyontheircontemptofthefairsex。
Thustheyaretrustedwiththemagistracy，becausetheyhavenofamily；
andpermittedtomarry，becausetheyaremagistrates。