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variety charming, so there are many men who will 

 deem this to be the fairest of States. . . . And is not 

 the equanimity of the condemned often charming ? 

 Under such a government there are men who, when 

 they have been sentenced to death or exile, stay 

 where they are and walk about the world ; the gen- 

 tleman [convict] parades like a hero, as though no- 

 body saw or cared. . . . See too . . . the forgiv- 

 ing spirit of democracy and the ' don't care ' about 

 trifles, and the disregard of all the fine principles 

 which we solemnly affirmed . . . how grandly does 

 she trample our words under her feet, never giving 

 a thought to the pursuits which make a statesman, 

 and promoting to honor anyone who professes to be 

 the people's friend. . . . These and other kindred 

 characteristics are proper to democracy, which is a 

 charming form of government, full of variety and 

 disorder, and dispensing equality to equals and un- 

 equals alike. . . . Consider now . . . what manner 

 of man the individual is ... he lives through the 

 day indulging the appetite of the hour ; and some- 

 times he is lapped in drink and strains of the flute; 

 then he is for total abstinence, and tries to get thin ; 

 then, again, he is at gymnastics ; sometimes idling 

 and neglecting everything, then once more living 

 the life of a philosopher ; often he is in politics, and 

 starts to his feet and says and does whatever comes 

 into his head ; and, if he is emulous of anyone who 

 is a warrior, off he is in that direction, or of men of 

 business, once more in that. His life has neither 

 order nor law; so he goes on continually, and he 

 terms this joy and freedom and happiness. Yes, his 

 life is all liberty and equality. Yes, . . . and multi- 



