  Already in Über das Verhältnis, published two years before the Revolution, some of Rehberg's conservative views make a brief appearance.  His skepticism was beginning to bear political results.  It is dangerous, he argues, to assume that reason is the basis for civil administration, because it leads to unwarranted expectations.  The everyday administration of the state often rests on ad hoc or arbitrary decisions, and it is impossible to expect all of them to be based on some rational standard.  Since conflict between people is inevitable, even in a purely rational constitution some things have to be decided on the basis of force   alone.[25]  Rehberg was also convinced of the necessity of elite rule, of the need for someone to make judgements about what is in the best interest of everyone.  What is in the best interests of a state is a matter of specialized knowledge, which is not the concern of every  man.[26] 