Gascony, and Normandy, which have been bound to France for so long a time: and, although there may be some Рdifference in language, nevertheless the customs are alike, and the people will easily be able to get on amongst Рthemselves. He who has annexed them, if he wishes to hold them, has only to bear in mind two considerations: Рthe one, that the family of their former lord is extinguished; the other, that neither their laws nor their taxes are Рaltered, so that in a very short time they will e entirely one body with the old principality. РBut when states are acquired in a country differing in language, customs, or laws, there are difficulties, and good Рfortune and great energy are needed to hold them, and one of the greatest and most real helps would be that he Р 第 10 页共 74 页Р / 原版英语阅读网
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