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than a Curtius, a Regulus, or a Scipio, of such Men could subsist among them;

In Despotic Countrys honour must be at the lowest ebb, if as we have said its price raises in proportion to the manner it is distributed, here it must sink extrem'ly by the unclear choise of those the Sovereign bestows it on, honours therefore in these Countrys properly speaking addition ^ are /addition empty titles totally seperate from the idea of glory.

Having this proven that great rewards produce great Virtues, that the prudent distribution of honours is the most effectual link to unite the private & public interest, we may safely affirm that the love or indifference of certain people for Virtue, proceeds greatly from their different forms of Government.