It takes license for freedom,
treachery for patriotism, vengeance for justice." ... "Liberty is a
rich food, but of difficult digestion. Our weak fellow citizens must
greatly strengthen their spirit before they are able to digest the
wholesome and nutritious bread of liberty." ... "The most perfect
system of government is the one which produces the greatest possible
happiness, the greatest degree of social safety, and the greatest
political stability."
The following study of the balance of powers in a country shows keen
political penetration:
"In republics, the executive must be the stronger, because all conspire
against him; while in monarchies, the legislative power should be the
stronger, because all conspire in favor of the monarch. The splendor of
the throne, of the crown, of the purple; the formidable support given
to it by the nobility; the immense wealth which generations accumulate
in the same dynasty; the fraternal protection which kings mutually
enjoy, are considerable advantages which militate in favor of royal
authority and make it almost boundless. These advantages show the need
of giving a Republican executive a greater degree of authority than
that possessed by a constitutional prince.
"A Republican executive is an individual isolated in the midst of
society, to restrain the impulses of the people toward license and the
propensities of administrators to arbitrariness.
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