Sublime

of policy, utility or justice? Have republics in practice been less addicted to war than monarchies? Are not the former administered by men as well as the latter? Are there not aversions, predilections, rivalships, and desires of unjust acquisitions, that affect nations as well as kings? Are not popular assemblies frequently subject to the impulses

By noon on March 3, every bank in Kansas and Minnesota had closed, and closings had begun in North Carolina and Virginia. And in New York, opposite Grand Central Station, depositors had formed long lines to withdraw their money from the Bowery, the world’s largest savings bank; in Chicago, bankers totaling their shrinking reserves realized that the

therefore bound to take care of their special interests: the State governs, but it does not interfere with their administration. Exceptions to this rule may be met with, but not a contrary principle.

By the end of March 2021 there were signs that the combination of economic issues and the fear and uncertainty stemming from the pandemic were influencing political calculations and potentially bringing Brazil to the edge of a new crisis. Opinion polls reflected this. Even in December 2020 Bolsonaro’s presidency was still relatively well regarded,

Soon after the climax, this great gate is sealed by the Crisis resolution, when success (or failure) is acknowledged and when leaders choose (or are compelled) to rein in the pace of public action. In the resolution, victors are rewarded and enemies punished; nations or empires are forged or destroyed; treaties are signed

A recent crisis

When elections are rare, they expose the State to a violent crisis—When they are frequent, they keep up a degree of feverish excitement—The