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B.8.

What has been said here of Virtue is equaly applicable to most other passions, the great inequality therefore of passions amongst different Nations ought not be attributed to nature, the force of them being constantly proportion'd to the force of the means employ'd to excite them, in other words to the greatness of the reward.

To this art of exciting the passions into be ascrib'd the amazing actions of Alexander, no man ever excell'd more in it than he; all Men are not to have the same objects plac'd before them. the great difficulty lies in knowing hot to adapt the reward to the governing passion of the people we mean to enflame.

The united passions of love of Liberty & detestation of Slavery produc'd the famous sieges of saguntum, Carthage,