The power of kings is founded on the reason and on the folly of the pe… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

The power of kings is founded on the reason and on the folly of the people, and specially on their folly. The greatest and most important thing in the world has weakness for its foundation, and this foundation is wonderfully sure; for there is nothing more sure than this, that the people will be weak. What is based on sound reason is very ill founded, as the estimate of wisdom.

Place: SECTION V · ¶951
License: Public domain · Source
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