The ancient Romans knew its value, often had recourse to it, and derived benefit from it.

When the enemy was at the gates, and the Republic in danger, the Senate and the people, usually so suspicious, placed all their rights in the hands of one man, and cried, "Save us!" Some grand dictatorships are to be found in the history of all times and all peoples.

If we examine the different stages of humanity, we shall find almost at every one a dictator.

One dictatorship created the unity of France, another its military greatness, and a third its prosperity in peace.

Benefits so important as these, which nations cannot acquire alone, are well worth the temporary sacrifice of every liberty.