Of the Principle of Despotic Government
10. Difference of Obedience in Moderate and Despotic Governments
11. Reflections on the Preceding Chapters英文原著 · 《The Spirit of Laws》
But Ptolemy had even more important work to do than making gods. He had to make men; for he had few or none ready made among his old veterans from Issus and Arbela. He had no hereditary aristocracy: and he wanted none. No aristocracy of wealth; that might grow of itself, only too fast for his despotic power. But as a despot, he must have a knot of men round him who would do his work. And here came out his deep insight into fact. It had not escaped that man, what was the secret of Greek supremacy. How had he come there?英文原著 · 《Alexandria and her Schools》
The moment came at last, during the anti-military uprising in Spain, in July, 1909. One will have to search in vain the annals of revolutionary history to find a more remarkable protest against militarism. Having been soldier-ridden for centuries, the people of Spain could stand the yoke no longer. They would refuse to participate in useless slaughter. They saw no reason for aiding a despotic government in subduing and oppressing a small people fighting for their independence, as did the brave Riffs. No, they would not bear arms against them.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
Russia, with its terrible political pressure, has made people think and has awakened their social sympathies, because of the tremendous contrast which exists between the intellectual life of the people and the despotic regime that is trying to crush that life. Yet while the great dramatic works of Tolstoy, Tchechov, Gorki, and Andreiev closely mirror the life and the struggle, the hopes and aspirations of the Russian people, they did not influence radical thought to the extent the drama has done in other countries.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
August 13th. The Count's conduct is atrocious, and yet I understand it. His pride, his whole character, despotic; the horror of having been deceived. And besides, is he really Stephane's father? These two children born after six years of marriage, and a few years later to discover. Suspicions often have less foundation. And then this fatal resemblance which keeps the image of the faithless one constantly before his eyes! The more decided the resemblance, the greater must be his hatred.英文原著 · 《Andre Cornelis》
That would indeed be cynical and unsound! We must never admit that there is no basic Justice controlling the edifice of our Civic Rights. We do, we must, conclude that a just and well- considered principle underlies this despotic Institution; for surely, else, it would not be suffered to survive for a single moment!英文原著 · 《Censorship and Art》