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So in Despotisms the Friendships and the principle of Justice are

inconsiderable in extent, but in Democracies they are most

considerable because they who are equal have much in common.

Chapter XII.

Now of course all Friendship is based upon Communion, as has been

already stated: but one would be inclined to separate off from

the rest the Friendship of Kindred, and that of Companions:

whereas those of men of the same city, or tribe, or crew, and all

such, are more peculiarly, it would seem, based upon Communion,

inasmuch as they plainly exist in right of some agreement

expressed or implied: among these one may rank also the

Friendship of Hospitality,