Superior to the rest of the world in political knowledge, and sharing that knowledge equally amongst themselves, they were little agitated by the passions which generally oppose the extension of federal authority in a nation, and those passions were checked by the wisdom of the chief citizens.
munduaren gainerakoa baino ilustratuagoak, beren artean berdinak ziren jakintzargietan, eta bizitasun gutxiz sentitzen zituzten botere federala hedatzearen kontra herrien artean normalean egon ohi diren grinak, eta grina hauen kontra hiritarrik bikainenak borrokatzen ziren.