[Luxury] corrupts both rich and poor, the rich by having it and the poor by wanting it. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Little adapted to reasoning, crowds, on the contrary, are quick to act. As the result of their present organisation their strength has become immense. The dogmas whose birth we are witnessing will soon have the force of the old dogmas; that is to say, the tyrannical and sovereign force of being above discussion. The divine right of the masses is about to replace the divine right of kings.

Böylece, ödevleri ve çıkarları sözleşmeyi yapan tarafları karşılıklı olarak yardımlaşmaya zorlar ve aynı insanların bu iki ilişkiye bağlı bütün çıkarlarını
bu ilişkiye göre birleştirmeye çalışmaları gerekir.

Les Russes ne seront jamais vraiment policés, parce quʼils lʼont été trop tôt. Pierre avoit le génie imitatif; il nʼavoit pas le vrai génie, celui qui crée & fait tout de rien. ... Il a dʼabord voulu faire des Allemands, des Anglois, quand il faloit commencer par faire des Russes; il a empêché ses sujets de devenir jamais ce quʼils pourroient être, en leur persuadant quʼils étoient ce quʼils ne sont pas.