In France, under the administration of the intendants, the application is not always more judicious, and the exaction is frequently the most cruel and oppressive.
在法国,在总督管理下,申请并不总是更明智,而勒索往往是最残忍和压迫性。
In the midst of all the exactions of government, this capital has been silently and gradually accumulated by the private frugality and good conduct of individuals, by their universal, continual, and uninterrupted effort to better their own condition.
在政府所有苛刻之中,这种资本是通过个私节俭和良好行为,通过他们为改善自身状况而进行普遍、持续和不间断努力,悄无声息地逐渐积累起来。