"To give a very simple example, in Political History, people-centered government originated in Athens, among another race. But that society was fundamentally divided into three classes: aristocrats, citizens, and commoners. Citizens gained power through war and their own efforts, yet, like the aristocrats, they treated commoners as slaves. It was, in fact, a sham people-centered state. Its great worthies, Aristotle and others, vehemently opposed commoners holding power. They believed that even aristocrats or tyrants were preferable to rule by commoners. And the reputed founder of people-centered Athens was the renowned sage Pericles, who treated women as merchandise and regarded them as utterly lowly. I do not acknowledge that such a man truly held the people at heart."
"After Athens, there was another philosopher named Rousseau. Had his accomplishments among that other race been achieved on the Saint Origin Continent, he would certainly have attained Saint Enfeoffment, and his Sainthood would have been exceedingly high. Yet he said something I dislike but cannot help agreeing with. He said that, strictly speaking, people-centered government exists only as an ideal and is not realistic. For the majority to rule and the minority to be ruled runs contrary to natural law. We cannot imagine the people holding assemblies without end to discuss public affairs."
"When I first read this philosopher's words, I found them rather troubling. But when I considered the history of the Human Race and the races of the Myriad Worlds, I had to admit that his words were irrefutable. Moreover, they reminded me of something Sage Kong said: 'The people may be made to follow, but may not be made to understand.' Of course, through Search for Antiquity, we later discovered that this saying had been passed down incorrectly. The original was: 'The people may be guided along the Way, but