OFTHEIRMILITARYDISCIPLINE

Theydetestwarasaverybrutalthing, andwhich, tothereproachofhumannature, , inoppositiontothesentimentsofalmostallothernations, thinkthatthereisnothingmoreingloriousthanthatglorythatisgainedbywar; andtherefore, thoughtheyaccustomthemselvesdailytomilitaryexercisesandthedisciplineofwar, inwhichnotonlytheirmen, buttheirwomenlikewise, aretrainedup, that, incasesofnecessity, theymaynotbequiteuseless, yettheydonotrashlyengageinwar, unlessitbeeithertodefendthemselvesortheirfriendsfromanyunjustaggressors, or, outofgoodnatureorincompassion, , indeed, helptheirfriendsnotonlyindefensivebutalsoinoffensivewars; buttheyneverdothatunlesstheyhadbeenconsultedbeforethebreachwasmade, and, beingsatisfiedwiththegroundsonwhichtheywent, theyhadfoundthatalldemandsofreparationwererejected, , andcarriesawaythespoils, butwhenthemerchantsofonecountryareoppressedinanother, eitherunderpretenceofsomeunjustlaws, , , alittlebeforeourtime; forthemerchantsoftheformerhaving, astheythought, metwithgreatinjusticeamongthelatter, which (whetheritwasinitselfrightorwrong) drewonaterriblewar, inwhichmanyoftheirneighbourswereengaged; andtheirkeennessincarryingitonbeingsupportedbytheirstrengthinmaintainingit, itnotonlyshooksomeveryflourishingstatesandverymuchafflictedothers, but, afteraseriesofmuchmischiefendedintheentireconquestandslaveryoftheAleopolitanes, who, thoughbeforethewartheywereinallrespectsmuchsuperiortotheNephelogetes, wereyetsubdued; but, thoughtheUtopianshadassistedtheminthewar, yettheypretendedtonoshareofthespoil.