Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.
對於那些以哲學眼光看待人類事務的人來說,沒有什麼比許多人很容易被少數人統治更令人驚訝的了。以及隱含的服從,人們用這種服從將自己的情感和激情屈服於統治者的情感和激情。