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,在总督的管理下,申请并不总更明智,而勒索往往最残忍和压迫性的。
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.
在政府的所有苛刻之中,这种资通过个人的私人节俭和良好行为,通过他们为改善自身状况而进行的普遍、持续和不间断的努力,悄无声息地逐渐积累起来的。