The form of constitution that replaced feudalism and absolutism was democracy; the form of government, plutocracy.
When there was still true blood nobility, the system of aristocracy by birth was fairer than that of the moneyed aristocracy today: because then the ruling caste had a sense of responsibility, culture and tradition, whereas the class that rules today is barren of feelings of responsibility, culture or tradition..
Today\'s plutocracy is mightier than yesterday\'s aristocracy: because nobody is above it but the state, which is its tool and helper\'s helper.
Instead of the feudal structure of society, the plutocratic stepped in; birth is no more the decisive factor for social rank, but income is.
In republican as well as monarchical democracies, the statesmen are puppets, the capitalists are the puppeteers; they dictate the guidelines of politics, rule through purchase the public opinion of the voters, and through professional and social relationships, the ministers.
Today, democracy is a fa ade of plutocracy: since nations would not tolerate a pure form of plutocracy, they were granted nominal powers, while the real power rests in the hands of plutocrats.
The form of constitution that replaced feudalism and absolutism was democracy; the form of government, plutocracy
