it would seem as if they thought themselves responsible for the actions and private condition of their subjects-as if they had undertaken to guide and to instruct each of them in the various incidents of life, and to secure their happiness quite independently of their own consent.
esan liteke beren menpekoen ekintza eta destino indibidualaren arduradun jotzen dutela beren burua, horietako bakoitza bizitzako hainbat egintzatan gidatu eta ilustratzeari ekin diotela, eta, behar izanez gero, baita zoriontsu bihurtzeari ere, nahiz eta gogoz kontra izan.