Quotes: Criticism of the Founders of Materialistic Political Science (Srila Prabhupada)

Machiavelli

Hayagriva dasa: Machiavelli... writes: "It is not necessary for a prince to have all the above-mentioned qualities, but it is very necessary to seem to have them... when it is needful to be otherwise, you can change to the opposite qualities."

Srila Prabhupada: ...According to Vedic civilization, the king is worshipped as God in human form and is therefore called Naradeva. If the good qualities are lacking in a king, he can no longer be considered Naradeva, and he cannot rule for very long, because his rule is artificial.

Hayagriva dasa: "Trouble at home, war abroad"

Srila Prabhupada: The king should not think of his kingdom as his property or his father's property. Rather, knowing himself to be the representative of the Supreme Father, he must understand that the state belongs to the Supreme Father... No one should cheat but should carry out his duty accordingly.

Hayagriva dasa: Machiavelli... wrote: "In constituting and legislating for a commonwealth, it must be taken for granted that all men are wicked."

Srila Prabhupada: …It is the king's duty to see that all the citizens become gentlemen. He should not allow them to remain wicked.

Locke

Syamasundara dasa: He states that values must obey the will of God as expressed in natural law, the laws upon which men agree, such as social contracts, and the established traditions, customs, and opinions of mankind. He states that our laws must be obeyed in such a way that we will exist in harmony.

Srila Prabhupada: And what is that harmony? Perfect harmony is in knowing that we are part and parcel of God. In this body, there are different parts , and each part has a particular function. When each part performs its function, the body is harmonious. The hand is meant for touching, lifting, and grasping, but if the hand says, "I shall walk," there is disharmony. Being part and parcel of God, we have a particular function. If we fulfill that function, there is harmony. If we do not, there is disharmony. The law of nature means working in harmony with the desire of God.

Syamasundara dasa: Locke also says that all men are born free and equal in the state of nature and that they have formed a social contract; therefore the government must be based on and subject to the mutual consent of all the citizens.

Srila Prabhupada: That agreement can be reached when everyone is situated on the spiritual platform. On the material platform, people are subject to the three modes of material nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. How can the vote of a God conscious man and the vote of a drunkard be equal? Equality is not possible unless everyone comes to the spiritual platform. (Цитата повторяется, была в Экономике)

Hobbes

Syamasundara dasa: For Hobbes, the Leviathan must be sufficiently strong to enforce the social contract, the law. It is he who can punish anyone who does not live up to his end of the bargain. In this way, society and peace will be preserved.

Srila Prabhupada: Such a man has to be the direct representative of God. He not only has to understand what is written in the scriptures; he has to follow the instructions as well. This is the exalted position of the bona fide spiritual master... since Hobbes did not know these qualifications, he could never find such a man.

Hegel

Syamasundara dasa: He [Hegel] claims that there is no higher body to judge the states, and that their differences must be settled by war.

Srila Prabhupada: There is a higher authority if there is religion, philosophy, and learned brahmanas.

(не смог определить источник этой цитаты на русском. В книге не так. Английская взята из книги)