"What's wrong with Napoleon's Thoughts? Isn't Louis' book quite good?"
Arthur smiled and casually recited a passage from Louis' great work: "Progress has never perished, but it often changes its direction. It flows back and forth between rulers and the ruled. The tendency of revolution is always to bring progress back into the hands of those in power. When it dwells at the summit of society, it can advance decisively, for it leads the way. But when it sinks down among the people, it can only trudge forward slowly, for it must struggle with all its might. In the former case, the people trustingly accept governance. In the latter, they instead wish to seize everything with their own hands."
Flora lifted her eyes and looked at Arthur; there was a touch of unease in her gentle gaze. "This passage… is very good, but it's too good—so good it makes one anxious."
