Indespoticstates，eachhouseisaseparategovernment。Aseducation，therefore，consistschieflvinsocialconverse，itmustbehereverymuchlimited；allitdoesistostriketheheartwithfear，andtoimprintontheunderstandingaverysimplenotionofafewprinciplesofreligion。Learninghereprovesdangerous，emulationfatal；andastovirtue，Aristotle[3]cannotthinkthatthereisanyonevirtuebelongingtoslaves；ifso，educationindespoticcountriesisconfinedwithinaverynarrowcompass。
Here，therefore，educationisinsomemeasureneedless：togivesomething，onemusttakeawayeverything，andbeginwithmakingabadsubjectinordertomakeagoodslave。
Forwhyshouldeducationtakepainsinformingagoodcitizen，onlytomakehimshareinthepublicmisery？Ifheloveshiscountry，hewillstrivetorelaxthespringsofgovernment；ifhemiscarrieshewillbeundone；ifhesucceeds，hemustexposehimself，theprince，andhiscountrytoruin。
4。DifferencebetweentheEffectsofAncientandModernEducation。Mostoftheancientslivedundergovernmentsthathadvirtuefortheirprinciple；andwhenthiswasinfullvigourtheyperformedactionsunusualinourtimes，andatwhichournarrowmindsareastonished。
Anotheradvantagetheireducationpossessedoverourswasthatitnevercouldbeeffacedbycontraryimpressions。Epaminondas，thelastyearofhislife，said，heard，beheld，andperformedtheverysamethingsasattheageinwhichhereceivedthefirstprinciplesofhiseducation。