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Autores
Criticaridi
Hume Hist.
Kamus in Man
L.d Sheffield
Sinclair
Anno. Reg:r
Burke
Ferguson
Robertson J.
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Motives for War
Ancient & Modern
1. Slaves & Lands
& Goods
nity
2. Lands Fields
plunder. Ranson
Gather
times
3. Field-plunder
& Home plunder
4. Contributions
ordinary
5. Contributions
extraordinary
6. Field-Sea-
-plunder-Privateering
7. Class-money
& Head-money
for Kings' Ships
8. Chance of
a Place (Office)
Nomination to Places
a mode of levying
tribute
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Ransoming went
out when standing
armies came in
This a service done
by standing armies
The war national
not personal — the
motives to war weakened
— and Soldiers
of fortune could
not yield such
ransom as Feudal
Barons & Knights
—
Alliances with
Prussia, alliance
with ness —
We have had him
to fight up against
Russia & the Austria
The Alliance gets
enemies more than in
proportion.
Russia
1. Inaccessible
2. Nothing to be got
by success —
No colonies — No
merchant ships to
take.
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Profit
Pacific dispositions
perpetual & universal
peace will
certainly come about
sooner or
later — Civilization
has not so
far to go in this
line as it has
advancedgiven already
Why then do
you write?
Because the
sooner the better
and whenever it
does come the
devolution
other effects must
have its authors
& its means
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Request of
Lending money
to the public
have been proposed
— But
who will have
money to Mr Pitt
to committ mur
murder with?
Allies — if too
w weak, to
be supported — if
strong, to be cultivated
— says the
vulgar system
How much Retort
the dilemma —
If strong, you
the ballance of
power — If weak
they are a burthen
on you
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Col &
connections
all mattersmain ideas ab
concern in co
blind them
injustice of
palpably unj
Take this an
and even op
& men would
ashamed of fig
on a cause p
unjust
In case ch
Dutch War.
Places in
paid by thr
Country betw
-sided given to
powers? Is
the colony,
be paid for be
-versed. — At
it is not worth
Mother Count
while to pay
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