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<p>And yet in Switzerland there is much to reform.<lb/> | |||
The Aristocratical, or the exclusive influence<lb/> | |||
is every where manifest – & the republican rulers there<lb/> | |||
after the monarchical ones elsewhere. The possession of power even<lb/> | |||
for a very few years unfits man for its exercise – weak<lb/> | |||
minds are immediately upset by it – strong minds resist<lb/> | |||
its influence longer – but no human mind can possibly<lb/> | |||
remain unchanged & uncorrupted by it. The <add>lesser</add> reason<del>ing<lb/> | |||
which</del> is supported by authority is found to be practically<lb/> | |||
better & stronger than the greater reason without it – & the<lb/> | |||
irresponsible ruler has no motive to seek the best reason<lb/> | |||
knowing he has always the strongest. At Geneva<lb/> | |||
the <unclear>resting</unclear> few <del>are now</del> occupy their stations for life –<lb/> | |||
so that public opinion cannot <add>reach <del>them</del> nor</add> control them</p> | |||
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And yet in Switzerland there is much to reform.
The Aristocratical, or the exclusive influence
is every where manifest – & the republican rulers there
after the monarchical ones elsewhere. The possession of power even
for a very few years unfits man for its exercise – weak
minds are immediately upset by it – strong minds resist
its influence longer – but no human mind can possibly
remain unchanged & uncorrupted by it. The lesser reasoning
which is supported by authority is found to be practically
better & stronger than the greater reason without it – & the
irresponsible ruler has no motive to seek the best reason
knowing he has always the strongest. At Geneva
the resting few are now occupy their stations for life –
so that public opinion cannot reach them nor control them
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