The stronger, the more famous, and the more free an aristocracy has been, the more depraved will it then become; and however brilliant may have been the lustre of its virtues, I dare predict that they will always be surpassed by the splendor of its vices.
Zenbat eta indartsu, aintzatsu eta askeago izan aristokrazia, hainbat eta galduago agertuko da orduan, eta, nolanahikoa izanik ere haren bertuteen distira, ausartzen naiz iragartzera beti handiagoa izando dela bizioen oihartzuna.