He will not stand upon party, but upon the State.
He will unite the forces of good counsel into a single scheme.
Complaints will be answered, the evildoers punished.

Commerce will flow on with uninterrupted prosperity, and the navy of England receive its due meed of attention.

His conduct must be dignified, and he must acquire his influence not apart from, but on account of, the affection of his people.

"Concord," says Bolingbroke in rhapsodical prospection, "will appear breeding peace and prosperity on every hand"; though he prudently hopes also that men will look back with affection upon one "who desired life for nothing so much as to see a King of Great Britain the most powerful man in the country, and a patriot King at the head of a united people." Bolingbroke himself has admitted that such a monarch would be a "sort of standing miracle," and perhaps no other comment upon his system is required.

A smile in Plato at the sight of his philosopher-King in such strange company might well be pardoned.