The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu is a political satire written by French attorney Maurice Joly in protest against the regime of Napoleon III (a.k.a. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte), who ruled France from 1848 to 1870. It was translated into English in 2002. Small portions were translated in 1967 as an appendix to Norman Cohn's
Warrant for Genocide, which identifies it as the main source of the later
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, though
The Dialogue itself makes no mention of Jews
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15th Dialogue: Suffrage
- On how to control the votes and the influence of endorsement to particular candidates faithful to the state. The requirement of oaths of loyalty to the Sovereign and not the state.
16th Dialogue: Certain Guilds (the Clergy, the Lawyers in particular)
- Requiring lawyers be sworn to fealty to the Sovereign and to discourage knowledge of constitutional law. On how to respect the Holy See or why to make motions to remove the Pope by controversy.
17th Dialogue: The Police
- On secret police and a black cabinet. On the use of judicial power secretly.
18th Dialogue: The Financial Administration
- On how to organize finances and the use of taxation.