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| − | arose. It was no longer the private quarrel of one Nation alone with another about their particular interests that disturbed the Peace of the World as they had done before. Two permanent causes subsisted always, broke out into War or maintained in times of Peace a perpetual Jealousy and ill will among all the States and Kingdoms of the West. | + | arose. It was no longer the private quarrel of one Nation |
| + | alone with another about their particular interests that | ||
| + | disturbed the Peace of the World as they had done before. | ||
| + | Two permanent causes subsisted always, broke out into War | ||
| + | or maintained in times of Peace a perpetual Jealousy and | ||
| + | ill will among all the States and Kingdoms of the West. | ||
| − | The Power of the House of Austria on one side, and of the Houses of Valois and Bourbon in their turns on the other, have been objects of Terror to themselves and to the rest of Europe ever since. Religion, or the pretence of Religion has increased the confusions; and the irreconcileable opposition of these Families and these Religions gave occasion long ago, and gives occasion still to the principle so much talked of, that of maintaining a balance of Power in Europe, a balance which will never be entirely adjusted by all of human wisdom, but towards the adjustment of which, all the efforts of this wisdom ought to be applied, whenever conjunctures favourable to them are offered. | + | The Power of the House of Austria on one side, and of |
| + | the Houses of Valois and Bourbon in their turns on the other, | ||
| + | have been objects of Terror to themselves and to the rest of | ||
| + | Europe ever since. Religion, or the pretence of Religion | ||
| + | has increased the confusions; and the irreconcileable opposition | ||
| + | of these Families and these Religions gave occasion long | ||
| + | ago, and gives occasion still to the principle so much | ||
| + | talked of, that of maintaining a balance of Power in Europe, | ||
| + | a balance which will never be entirely adjusted by all | ||
| + | of efforts of human wisdom, but towards the adjustment | ||
| + | of which, all the efforts of this wisdom ought to be applied, | ||
| + | whenever conjunctures favourable to them are offered. | ||
| − | The interest of Britain must be always the first and principal object of a British Prince, it will be necessary therefore, that He be led to observe the part which England has taken in all the Negotiations, Wars and Revolutions on the Continent since this new System of Policy began. He will find I presume in looking back, no example more worthy to be followed than that of Queen Elizabeth, in the management of Foreign as well as domestick affairs. | + | The interest of Britain must be always the first and |
| + | principal object of a British Prince, it will be necessary | ||
| + | therefore, that He be led to observe the part which | ||
| + | England has taken in all the Negotiations, Wars and Revolutions | ||
| + | on the Continent since this new System of Policy | ||
| + | began. He will find I presume in looking back, no | ||
| + | example more worthy to be followed than that of Queen | ||
| + | Elizabeth, in the management of Foreign as well as domestick | ||
| + | affairs. | ||
| − | During the reign of Her Successor King James the first, we were the bubbles of Span. We had little time to | + | During the reign of Her Successor King James the first, |
| + | we were the bubbles of Span. We had little time to | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 16 August 2017
8. Communion on the Continent which continues to this day, and has established at least two Religious and rival interests in Europe.
In consequence now of these events a new System of Policy arose. It was no longer the private quarrel of one Nation alone with another about their particular interests that disturbed the Peace of the World as they had done before. Two permanent causes subsisted always, broke out into War or maintained in times of Peace a perpetual Jealousy and ill will among all the States and Kingdoms of the West.
The Power of the House of Austria on one side, and of the Houses of Valois and Bourbon in their turns on the other, have been objects of Terror to themselves and to the rest of Europe ever since. Religion, or the pretence of Religion has increased the confusions; and the irreconcileable opposition of these Families and these Religions gave occasion long ago, and gives occasion still to the principle so much talked of, that of maintaining a balance of Power in Europe, a balance which will never be entirely adjusted by all of efforts of human wisdom, but towards the adjustment of which, all the efforts of this wisdom ought to be applied, whenever conjunctures favourable to them are offered.
The interest of Britain must be always the first and principal object of a British Prince, it will be necessary therefore, that He be led to observe the part which England has taken in all the Negotiations, Wars and Revolutions on the Continent since this new System of Policy began. He will find I presume in looking back, no example more worthy to be followed than that of Queen Elizabeth, in the management of Foreign as well as domestick affairs.
During the reign of Her Successor King James the first, we were the bubbles of Span. We had little time to
