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[kylelovesinblue]

It will be said that the despot assures his subjects civil tranquillity. Granted; but what do they gain, if the wars his ambition brings down upon them, his insatiable avidity, and the vexations conduct of his ministers press harder on them than their own dissensions would have done? What do they gain, if the very tranquillity they enjoy is one

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[joneegurl]

I'm taking political theory right now and am damn tired of Rousseau already... but that was a passage worth sharing, I suppose. ;P

[kylelovesinblue]

Haha, its very germane to the events of the times, if you know what I mean.