The Body Social
The position of the head in the republic
is occupied... by a prince subject only to God and to those who act in
His place on earth, inasmuch as in the human body the head is stimulated
and ruled by the soul. The place of the heart is occupied by the
senate, from which proceeds the beginning of good and bad works. The
duties of the ears, eyes and mouth are claimed by the judges and
governors of provinces. The hands coincide with officials and soldiers.
Those who always assist the prince are comparable to the flanks.
Treasurers and record keepers... resemble the shape of the stomach and
intestines... Further-more, the feet coincide with peasants perpetually
bound to the soil.
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