As people who live under a good government are happier than those who without rule or leaders wander about the forests, so monarchs who live under the fundamental laws of their country are far happier than despotic princes who have nothing to regulate, neither their own passions nor those of their subjects.
Antolamendu egokian bizi diren herriak basoetan zehar ez arau ez buruzagi bizi direnak baino zoriontsuagoak direnez, halaxe erregeak ere, beren estatuko oinarrizko legeen esanetara bizi direlarik, zoriontsuagoak dira printze despotikoak baino, hauek ez baitute ez beren herrien bihotza ez berena arau dezakeen ezer.