What is called the republic in the United States, is the tranquil rule of the majority, which, after having had time to examine itself, and to give proof of its existence, is the common source of all the powers of the State.
Estatu Batuetan errepublika deritzona, gehiengoaren aginte lasaia da. Gehiengoa, bere burua ezagutzeko eta bere izatea konstatatzeko denbora izan duenetik, botereen sorburu komuna da.