But in aristocracies, as those who are desirous of arriving at the head of affairs are possessed of considerable wealth, and as the number of persons by whose assistance they may rise is comparatively small, the government is, if I may use the expression, put up to a sort of auction.
Baina aristokrazietan, arazo publikoen buruzagitzara iritsi nahi dutenek aberastasun handiak izaten dituztenez, eta bertara iristaraz ditzaketenen kopurua sarri mugatua denez, gobernua, nolabait ere, enkantean aurkitzen da.