In a government, it is not the inconsequential who need watching, it is the strong. It is to the latter that it is necessary to direct constant attention. Loosen the rein on the great and at once they encroach on the sovereign. Why occupy one's self so much with the rich? The rich have all the advantages that organized society gives.
Their very wealth protects them far too well. The strength, the future of a government, the power of a throne, are in the common people, and the dangers which menace it are in the strong. Sovereigns, protect the common people if you wish that in their turn they should protect you.
