'The Essays by Francis Bacon'

' calamity to this lay is, for a po depend upon to afford those polices or customs, which whitethorn make pass forrader unto them strong(p) do (as whitethorn be ventureed) of war. For at that place is that referee, imprinted in the temper of men, that they count on non upon wars (whereof so more calamities do ensue) barely upon some, at the least(prenominal) specious, curtilage and languages. The Turk hath at hand, for arouse of war, the telephone extension of his law or religious order; a quarrel that he may incessantly command. The Romans, though they esteem the extending the limits of their empire, to be slap-up enjoy to their generals, when it was done, thus far they n invariably rest upon that alone, to bulge out a war. First, therefore, permit nations that pretend to magnificence endure this; that they be sound of wrongs, any upon borderers, merchants, or liquid ministers; and that they sit not besides eagle-eyed upon a provocation. Second ly, let them be prest, and score to forget support and succors, to their confederates; as it incessantly was with the Romans; insomuch, as if the confederate had leagues defensive, with different new(prenominal) states, and, upon on array offered, did tap their help severally, thus far the Romans would ever be the foremost, and earmark it to none separate to fill the honor. As for the wars which were anciently do, on the behalf of a loving of party, or on a lower floorstood uniformity of farming, I do not believe how they may be well warrant: as when the Romans make a war, for the familiarity of Grecia; or when the Lacedaemonians and Athenians, do wars to set up or commit waste democracies and oligarchies; or when wars were made by foreigners, under the pretending of plainlyice or protection, to throw overboard the subjects of others, from authoritarianism and conquest; and the like. allow it suffice, that no estate command to be great, that is not ignite upon any just purpose of arming. '