哲学史-philosophy of history(英文版)-第14章

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consciousness　of　the　other；　he　lives　out　of　self；　and　in　this　mutual　self…renunciation　each　regains　the
life　that　had　been　virtually　transferred　to　the　other；　gains；　in　fact；　that　other's　existence　and　his　own；
as　involved　with　that　other。　The　farther　interests　connected　with　the　necessities　and　external
concerns　of　life；　as　well　as　the　development　that　has　to　take　place　within　their　circle；　i。e。　of　the
children　constitute　a　mon　object　for　the　members　of　the　Family。　The　Spirit　of　the　Family　…　the
Penates　…　form　one　substantial　being；　as　much　as　the　Spirit　of　a　People　in　the　State；　and　morality　in
both　cases　consists　in　a　feeling；　a　consciousness；　and　a　will；　not　limited　to　individual　personality
and　interest；　but　embracing　the　mon　interests　of　the　members　generally。　But　this　unity　is　in　the
case　of　the　Family　essentially　one　of　feeling；　not　advancing　beyond　the　limits　of　the　merely
natural。　The　piety　of　the　Family　relation　should　be　respected　in　the　highest　degree　by　the　State；
by　its　means　the　State　obtains　as　its　members　individuals　who　are　already　moral　（for　as　mere
persons　they　are　not）　and　who　in　uniting　to　form　a　state　bring　with　them　that　sound　basis　of　a
political　edifice　…　the　capacity　of　feeling　one　with　a　Whole。　But　the　expansion　of　the　Family　to　a
patriarchal　unity　carries　us　beyond　the　ties　of　blood…relationship　…　the　simply　natural　elements　of
that　basis；　and　outside　of　these　limits　the　members　of　the　munity　must　enter　upon　the　position
of　independent　personality。　A　review　of　the　patriarchal　condition；　in　extenso；　would　lead　us　to
give　special　attention　to　the　Theocratical　Constitution。　The　head　of　the　patriarchal　clan　is　also　its
priest。　If　the　Family　in　its　general　relations；　is　not　yet　separated　from　civic　society　and　the　state；　the
separation　of　religion　from　it　has　also　not　yet　taken　place；　and　so　much　the　less　since　the　piety　of
the　hearth　is　itself　a　profoundly　subjective　state　of　feeling。　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　45

We　have　considered　two　aspects　of　Freedom；　…　the　objective　and　the　subjective；　if；　therefore；
Freedom　is　asserted　to　consist　in　the　individuals　of　a　State　all　agreeing　in　its　arrangements　it　is
evident　that　only　the　subjective　aspect　is　regarded。　The　natural　inference　from　this　principle　is；　that
no　law　can　be　valid　without　the　approval　of　all。　This　difficulty　is　attempted　to　be　obviated　by　the
decision　that　the　minority　must　yield　to　the。　majority；　the　majority　therefore　bear　the　sway。　But
long　ago　J。　J。　Rousseau　remarked；　that　in　that　case　there　would　be　no　longer　freedom；　for　the　will
of　the　minority　would　cease　to　be　respected。　At　the　Polish　Diet　each　single　member　had　to　give
his　consent　before　any　political　step　could　be　taken；　and　this　kind　of　freedom　it　was　that　ruined　the
State。　Besides；　it　is　a　dangerous　and　false　prejudice；　that　the　People　alone　have　reason　and
insight；　and　know　what　justice　is；　for　each　popular　faction　may　represent　itself　as　the　People；　and
the　question　as　to　what　constitutes　the　State　is　one　of　advanced　science；　and　not　of　popular
decision。　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　46

If　the　principle　of　regard　for　the　individual　will　is　recognised　as　the　only　basis　of　political　liberty；
viz。；　that　nothing　should　be　done　by　or　for　the　State　to　which　all　the　members　of　the　body　politic
have　not　given　their　sanction；　we　have；　properly　speaking；　no　Constitution。　The　only　arrangement
that　would　be　necessary；　would　be；　first；　a　centre　having　no　will　of　its　own　but　which　should　take
into　consideration　what　appeared　to　be　the　necessities　of　the　State；　and；　secondly；　a　contrivance
for　calling　the　members　of　the　State　together；　for　taking　the　votes；　and　for　performing　the
arithmetical　operations　of　reckoning　and　paring　the　number　of　votes　for　the　different
propositions；　and　thereby　deciding　upon　them。　The　State　is　an　abstraction；　having　even　its　generic
existence　in　its　citizens；　but　it　is　an　actuality；　and　its　simply　generic　existence　must　embody　itself　in
individual　will　and　activity。　The　want　of　government　and　political　administration　in　general　is　felt；
this　necessitates　the　selection　and　separation　from　the　rest　of　those　who　have　to　take　the　helm　in
political　affairs；　to　decide；　concerning　them；　and　to　give　orders　to　other　citizens；　with　a　view　to　the
execution　of　their　plans。　If；　e。g。；　even　the　people　in　a　Democracy　resolve　on　a　war；　a　general　must
head　the　army。　It　is　only　by　a　Constitution　that　the　abstraction　…　the　State　…　attains　life　and　reality；
but　this　involves　the　distinction　between　those　who　mand　and　those　who　obey。　…　Yet
obedience　seems　inconsistent　with　liberty；　and　those　who　mand　appear　to　do　the　very
opposite　of　that　which　the　fundamental　idea　of　the　State；　viz。　that　of　Freedom；　requires。　It　is；
however；　urged　that；　…　though　the　distinction　between　manding　and　obeying　is　absolutely
necessary；　because　affairs　could　not　go　on　without　it　…　and　indeed　this　seems　only　a　pulsory
limitation；　external　to　and　even　contravening　freedom　in　the　abstract　…　the　constitution　should　be　at
least　so　framed；　that　the　citizens　may　obey　as　little　as　possible；　and　the　smallest　modicum　of　free
volition　be　left　to　the　mands　of　the　superiors；　…　that　the　substance　of　that　for　which
subordination　is　necessary；　even　in　its　most　important　bearings；　should　be　decided　and　resolved　on
by　the　People　…　by　the　will　of　many　or　of　all　the　citizens；　though　it　is　supposed　to　be　thereby
provided　that　the　State　should　be　possessed　of　vigour　and　strength　as　a　reality　…　an　individual
unity。　…　The　primary　consideration　is；　then；　the　distinction　between　the　governing　and　the　governed；
and　political　constitutions　in　the　abstract　have　been　rightly　divided　into　Monarchy；　Aristocracy；
and　Democracy；　which　gives　occasion；　however；　to　the　remark　that　Monarchy　itself　must　be
further　divided　into　Despotism　and　Monarchy　proper；　that　in　all　the　divisions　to　which　the　leading
Idea　gives　rise；　only　the　generic　character　is　to　be　made　prominent；　…　it　being　not　intended　thereby
that　the　particular　category　under　review　should　be　exhausted　as　a　Form；　Order；　or　Kind　in　its
concrete　development。　But　especially　it　must　be　observed；　that　the　above…mentioned　divisions
admit　of　a　multitude　of　particular　modifications；　…　not　only　such　as　lie　within　the　limits　of　those
classes　themselves；　…　but　also　such　as　are　mixtures　of　several　of　these　essentially　distinct　classes；
and　isshapen；　unstable；　and　inconsistent　forms。　In　such　a　collision；　the
concerning　question　is；　what　is　the　best　constitution；　that　is；　by　what　arrangement；　organisation　or
mechanism　of　the　power　of　the　State　its　object　can　be　most　surely　attained。　This　object　may
indeed　be　variously　understood；　for　instance；　as　the　calm　enjoyment　of　life　on　the　part　of　the
citizens；　or　as　Universal　Happiness。　Such　aims　have　suggested　the　so…called　Ideals　of　Constitution；
and；　…　as　a　particular　branch　of　the　subject；　…　Ideals　of　the　Education　of　Princes　（Fenelon）；　or　of
the　governing　body　…　the　aristocracy　at　large　（Plato）；　for　the　chief　point　they　treat　of　is　the
condition　of　those　subjects　who　stand　at　the　head　of　affairs；　and　in　these　ideals　the　concrete　details
of　political　organisation　are　not　at　all　considered。　The　inquiry　into　the　best　constitution　is　frequently
treated　as　if　not　only　the　theory　were　an　affair　of　subjective　independent　conviction；　but　as　if　the
introduction　of　a　constitution　recognised　as　the　best；　…　or　as　superior　to　others；　…　could　be　the
result　of　a　resolve　adopted　in　this　theoretical　manner；　as　if　the　form　of　a　constitution　were　a　matter
of　free　choice；　determined　by　nothing　else　but　reflection。　Of　this　artless　fashion　was　that
deliberation；　…　not　indeed　of　the　Persian　people；　but　of　the　Persian　grandees；　who　had　conspired
to　overthrow　the　pseudo…Smerdis　and　the　Magi；　after　their　undertaking　had　succeeded；　and　when
there　was　no　scion　of　the　royal　family　living；　…　as　to　what　constitution　they　should　introduce　into
Persia；　and　Herodotus　gives　an　equally　naive　account　of　this　deliberation。　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　47

In　the　present　day；　the　Constitution　of　a　country　and　people　is　not　represented　as　so　entirely
dependent　on　free　and　deliberate　choice。　The　fundamental　but　abstractly　（and　therefore
imperfectly）　entertained　conception　of　Freedom；　has　resulted　in　the　Republic　being　very　generally
regarded　…　in　theory　…　as　the　only　just　and　true　political　constitution。　Many　even；　who　occupy
elevated　official　positions　under　monarchical　constitutions　…　so　far　from　being　opposed　to　this　idea
…　are　actually　its　supporters；　only　they　see　that　such　a　constitution；　though　the　best；　cannot　be
realised　under　all　circumstances；　and　that　…　while　men　are　what　they　are　…　we　must　be　satisfied
with　less　freedom；　the　monarchical　constitution　…　under　the　given　circumstances；　and　the　present
moral　condition　of　the　people　…　being　even　regarded　as　the　most　advantageous。　In　this　view　also；
the　necessity　of　a　particular　constitution　is　made　to　depend　on　the　condition　of　the　people　in　such　a
way　as　if　the　latter　were　non…essential　and　accidental。　This　representation　is　founded　on　the
distinction　which　the　reflective　understanding　makes　between　an　idea