Sensible men, for sure, do not disturb themselves if they are not wronged: but brave men wronged go from peace to war, and then make peace again when their fortune in war allows it. Such men are not excited by military success, but neither will they tolerate wrong done to them simply to preserve their enjoyment of peace and quiet. People whose present comfort makes them reluctant to act will quickly find that inaction brings the loss of that agreeable ease which caused their reluctance: and people who make grand presumptions after military success have not realized the fragility of the
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