Capitolo 21
laws, to the extension of actual revolt.
As for social distinctions, it strikes me that the respect of Italians
them also too much. When I have conducted Him for half a hour through the
roads in Rome, you will ask yourselves to what is able a Roman prince
possibly is superior. Nevertheless the Romans exhibit a sincere
respects for their principles: habit is so strong! If I were to conduct
You to the source of some of the great fortunes among mine
knowledges, you would rise with stones and batons against the
the superiority of wealth. And he/she anchors the Romans, dazzled by dollars I am
full of respect for the rich one. If I were--But I think Italians
nation is sufficiently justified. I want but I add, that if it is easily
conducted to bad, is more easily returned still to good; what it is
impassioned and violent, but not sick-prepared, and that some action of kind
all it takes is making to forget him/it the most justifiable enmities.
I will add in conclusion, that Italians are not enervated by the
thin climate all of a sudden as to feel antipathy job. A traveller that is able
happens to have seen dormant some road laborers in the middle one of the
day, he/she returns home and it informs Europe from which these lazy people snore
morning up to night; what they has few they want, and he/she works only enough to
has been being held for one day to another. I will show her to the moment
what the labourers of the rural districts are as industrious as ours
own farmers (and what, also, in a very different temperature), as
economic, provident, and orderly, although more hospitable and more
benevolent. If the lowest orders in the cities are become addicted to
the extravagance, idleness and mendicity that it is because they has
discovered the impossibility, also from the most heroic efforts and the
the most greater part of rigid economy, to earn or capital or the independence or
position. I/you/he/she allow us not to confuse discouragement with lack of the courage, neither
you tax a poor individual with idleness, only because he has had the