The Spirit of Despotism

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Excerpt from The Spirit of Despotism: Dedicated to Lord CastlereaghThere is one circumstance which induces me to think that, in this instance, my heart does not deceive me. I um certain, that in attempting to promote the general happiness of man, without serving any party or paying court to any individual, I em not studying my own ih, tercet. On the contrary, I amwell aware that my very subject must give otfence to those who are possessed of power and patronage. I have no personal enmities, and therefore um truly concerned that I could not treat the Spirit of Despotism, without advancing opinions that ~mnat displease the mind great. I certainly sacrifice all view of personal advantage to what appears to me the public good, and ¿at ter myself that this alone evinces the purity of m motive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.