The Spirit of Despotism

Reprinted for William Hone, 1822 - 323 páginas

Hone's reissue of a work that favored governmental reform. Cf. Bowden cited above, pp. 366-368.

SECTION	1

Oriental Manners and the Ideas imbibed in Youth	12

Certain Circumstances in Education which promote	19

An Abhorrence of Despotism and an ardent Love	32

The fashionable Invectives against Philosophy	46

Of Loyalty and certain mistaken Ideas of	52

On taking Advantage of popular Commotions acci	59

Indifference of the middle and lower Classes of	76

Of the Pageantry of Life that it originates	176

Insolence of the higher Orders to the middle Ranks	184

The excessive Love of Distinction and Power	199

On the Opinion that the People are annihilated	205

The fashionable Contempt thrown on Mr Locke	212

Of the Despotism of INFLUENCE while	219

The Spirit of Despotism delights in War or sys	227

On the Idea that we have arrived at Perfection	235

The despotic Spirit is inclined to discourage Com	84

The Spirit of Despotism displaying itself in private	92

The despotic Spirit inclined to avail itself of Spies	106

The Spirit of Truth Liberty and Virtue public	125

On debauching the Minds of the rising Generation	132

Levity Effeminacy Ignorance and Want of Prin	139

Certain Passages in Dr Browns Estimate which	146

On several Subjects suggested by Lord Melcombes	154

On choosing rich Men without Parts Spirit	162

Of the despotic Influence of great Merchants over	169

On POLITICAL ETHICS their chief Object	242

On trafficking with the CURE OF SOULS Cura	249

Of Mr Humes Idea That absolute Monarchy	256

The Permission of Lawyers by Profession aspir	263

Poverty when not extreme favourable to all Vir	269

On the natural Tendency of making Judges	276

That all Opposition to the Spirit of Despotism	287

The Christian Religion favourable to Civil	294

The Pride which produces the Spirit of Despot	301