Again，itiscorruptedwhenmeanandabjectsoulsgrowvainofthepompattendingtheirservitude，andimaginethatthemotivewhichinducesthemtobeentirelydevotedtotheirprinceexemptsthemfromalldutytotheircountry。

　　Butifitbetrue（andindeedtheexperienceofallageshasshownit）

　　thatinproportionasthepowerofthemonarchbecomesboundlessandimmense，hissecuritydiminishes，isthecorruptingofthispower，andthealteringofitsverynature，alesscrimethanthatofhightreasonagainsttheprince？

　　8。DangeroftheCorruptionofthePrincipleofmonarchicalGovernment。

　　Thedangerisnotwhenthestatepassesfromonemoderatetoanothermoderategovernment，asfromarepublictoamonarchy，orfromamonarchytoarepublic；butwhenitisprecipitatedfromamoderatetoadespoticgovernment。

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