A man of genius, who is at the same time an honest man, and who becomes invested with a boundless authority, is almost a God upon earth.
But the duties of the dictator are in exact proportion to the extent of his powers.

A parliamentary sovereign, who walks in a narrow path traced out by two Chambers, and who hears discussed in the morning what he is to do in the evening, is almost innocent of the faults of his reign.

On the contrary, the less a dictator is responsible for his actions by the terms of the Constitution, the more does he become so in the eyes of posterity.

History will reproach him for the good he has failed to do, when he could do everything; and his omissions will be accounted to him for crimes.
I will add, that under no circumstances should the dictatorship last long.

Not only would it be an absurdity to attempt to make it hereditary, but the man who should think of exercising it perpetually would be insane.