ABSTRACT
Whoever disturbs the public peace, who does not obey the laws which are the conditions by which men mutually abide and defend themselves, must be excluded from society, that is, must be banished. This is the reason why a wise government will not suffer political indolence in its midst of labor and industry. This kind of political idleness has been confused by stern moralists with the laziness of the rich who accumulate capital from industry, which is both necessary and useful, insofar as society expands and administration becomes centralized. The political indolent, lacking the stimulus toward an active existence that is essential to preserve and increase the comforts of life, put all their energy into the passion of opinions, which are by no means the less strong ones. A person who enjoys the fruits of vices and virtue of his own ancestors is not politically indolent.
