The central power not only fulfils of itself the whole of the duties formerly discharged by various authorities-extending those duties, and surpassing those authorities-but it performs them with more alertness, strength, and independence than it displayed before.
Botere zentralak berak bakarrik betetzen du antzinako botereen esparru osoa, zabaldu eta gainditu ere egiten du; baina gainera beste garai batean baino arintasun, indar eta independentzia handiagoz egiten du.