Can 'He views either of them as the instrument, the bond, of his not being able to pass on the crown to a successor of his choosing (or of his subsequent begetting).' be viewed as neither a logical extension nor a contradiction of 'Actually passing on the crown is quite simple and easy.'
He views either of them as the instrument, the bond, of his not being able to pass on the crown to a successor of his choosing (or of his subsequent begetting).###Actually passing on the crown is quite simple and easy.