Republican Ideas
Subtitle: By a Citizen of Geneva
Publisher: Werdet et Lequien Fils
Published: 1762
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Translation of: IDÉES  RÉPUBLICAINES
First sentence: Pure despotism is the punishment for the misconduct of men. If a community of men is
mastered by one or a few, it is obvious that this is because it had neither the courage nor the
ability to govern itself.
Notes: This translation is rendered from the French edition of The Complete Works Of Voltare, Volume 40. PP 567-595