A shepherd, watching his ass1 feeding in a meadow, was alarmed allof a sudden by the cries of the enemy. He appealed to the ass tofly with him, lest they should both be captured, but the animallazily replied, "Why should I, pray? do you think it likely theconqueror will place on me two sets of panniers?' "No," Rejoinedthe shepherd. "Then," Said the ass, "As long as I carry thepanniers, what matters it to me whom I serve? ' 
In a change of government the poor change nothing  beyond the name of their master. 