They want to 'organise society,' to erect a despot who will do what they like, and work out their ideas; but any despot will do what he himself likes, and will root out new ideas ninety-nine times for once that he introduces them.
Bagehot argues that the desire to organize society often leads to the establishment of despots who stifle new ideas.
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