we cannot separate in
thought their persons from the surroundings with which we see them usually
joined. And the world, which knows not that this effect is the result of
habit, believes that it arises by a natural force, whence come these
words,
"The character of Divinity is stamped on his countenance," etc.
309. Justice.--As custom determines what is agreeable, so also does it
determine justice.
310. King and tyrant.--I, too, will keep my thoughts secret.
I will take care on every journey.
Greatness of establishment, respect for establishment.
The pleasure of the great is the power to make people happy.
The property of riches is to be given liberally.
The property of each thing must be sought. The property of power is to
protect.
When force attacks humbug, when a private soldier takes the square cap off
a
first president, and throws it out of the window.
311. The government founded on opinion and imagination reigns for some
time,
and this government is pleasant and voluntary; that founded on might lasts
for ever. Thus opinion is the queen of the world, but might is its tyrant.
312. Justice
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