A Letter to William Roscoe, Esq. (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from A Letter to William Roscoe, Esq. Sir, War is an evil of such magnitude, involves so many scenes of individual and national calamity, and is so repulsive to every enlightened and liberal feeling, that those who either inflict it without cause, or continue it beyond the demands of necessity, equally deserve the execrations of mankind. As it is the "last reason," so it ought to be the "last resort," of kings. No means should be left untried to preserve the relations of amity, so essential to the vital interests of all countries without exception, and no opportunity favourable to the return of peace (the best of human blessings) ought to pass by without regard. A power, originally injured, if it refuse reasonable and safe terms of conciliation, becomes equally guilty with the first aggressor, and changes its relations. What was at first an act of defensive resistance, then becomes an act of unjustifiable offensive encroachment. Feeling the impression of these truths upon my own convictions, I should have gone with you to the full length of those pacific sentiments contained in your pamphlet, had they stood in the simple and commanding majesty of truth, wholly disconnected with the rancour of party and the perversions of prejudice. He must, however, have read your performance with little attention who does not perceive, that whilst you contend for peace with foreign powers, you do it in the spirit of domestic hostility; and that your opinions are supported by facts exaggerated on the one part, and either falsely coloured or wholly suppressed on the other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
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