。Eachawaitsyourspecialinstructionstocontributetothepublicgood，torespecttherightsofothers，andevensometimestoexercisehisown。\"Consequently，addsNecker，\"thegovernmentofFranceiscarriedoninthebureaux……Theclerks，relishingtheirinfluence，neverfailtopersuadetheministerthathecannotseparatehimselffromcommandinasingledetail。\"Bureaucraticatthecenter，arbitrariness，exceptionsandfavorseverywhere，suchisasummaryofthesystem。\"Sub—delegates，officersofelections，receiversandcomptrollersofthevingtièmes，commissairesandcollectorsofthetailles，officersofthesalt—tax，process—servers，voituriers—buralistes，overseersofthecorvées，clerksoftheexcise，oftheregistry，andofduesreserved，allthesemenbelongingtothetax—
service。Eachofthesewill，aidedbyhisfiscalknowledgeandpettyauthority，sooverwhelmtheignorantandinexperiencedtaxpayerthathedoesnotrecognizethatheisbeingcheated。\"[35]Arudespeciesofcentralizationwithnocontroloverit，withnopublicity，withoutuniformity，thusinstallsoverthewholecountryanarmyofpettypashaswho，asjudges，decidecausesinwhichtheyarethemselvescontestants，rulingbydelegation，and，tosanctiontheirtheftortheirinsolence，alwayshavingontheirlipsthenameoftheking，whoisobligedtoletthemdoastheyplease。—Inshort，themachine，throughitscomplexity，irregularity，anddimensions，escapesfromhisgrasp。AFrederickII。whorisesatfouro’clockinthemorning，aNapoleonwhodictateshalfthenightinhisbath，andwhoworkseighteenhoursaday，wouldscarcelysufficeforitsneeds。Sucharégimecannotoperatewithoutconstantstrain，withoutindefatigableenergy，withoutinfalliblediscernment，withoutmilitaryrigidity，withoutsuperiorgenius；ontheseconditionsalonecanoneconverttwenty—fivemillionsofmenintoautomatonsandsubstitutehisownwill，lucidthroughout，coherentthroughoutandeverywherepresent，forthewillsofthoseheabolishes。LouisXVlets\"thegoodmachine\"
workbyitself，whilehesettlesdownintoapathy。\"Theywouldhaveitso，theythoughtitallforthebest，\"[36]ishismannerofspeakingwhenministerialmeasuresproveunsuccessful。\"IfIwerealieutenantofthepolice，\"hewouldsayagain，\"Iwouldprohibitcabs。\"Invainisheawareofthemachinebeingdislocated，forhecandonothingandhecausesnothingtobedone。Intheeventofmisfortunehehasaprivatereserve，hispurseapart。\"Theking，\"saidMme。dePompadour，\"wouldsignawayamillionwithoutthinkingofit，buthewouldscarcelybestowahundredlouisoutofhisownlittletreasury。\"—
LouisXVIstrivesforsometimetoremovesomeofthewheels，tointroducebetteronesandtoreducethefrictionoftherest；butthepiecesaretoorusty，andtooweighty。Hecannotadjustthem，orharmonizethemandkeepthemintheirplaces；hishandfallsbyhissideweariedandpowerless。Heiscontenttopracticeeconomyhimself；
herecordsinhisjournalthemendingofhiswatch，andleavestheStatecarriageinthehandsofCalonnetobeloadedwithfreshabusesthatitmayrevertbacktotheoldrutfromwhichitistoissueonlybybreakingdown。