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political_science--A52855	Neville, Henry, 1620-1694.	Plato redivivus, or, A dialogue concerning government wherein, by observations drawn from other kingdoms and states both ancient and modern, an endeavour is used to discover the present politick distemper of our own, with the causes and remedies ...	1681.0		.xml	application/xml	58679	1301	50	And it is very evident that if these Beneficia had not afterwards been made Hereditary , that Empire might have had a stabler Foundation , and so a more quiet and orderly progress than it after had ; for the Court Guards , call'd the Praetorians , did make such havock of their Princes , and change them so often , that this ( though it may seem a Paradox ) is another reason why this Tyranny was not ruin'd sooner ; for the People , who had really an Interest to endeavour a change of Government , were so prevented by seeing the Prince , whom they designed to supplant , removed to their hand , that they were puzled what to do , taking in the mean time great recreation to see those wild Beasts hunted down themselves , who had so often prey'd upon their Lives and Estates ; besides that , most commonly the frequent removes of their Masters , made them scarce have time to do any mischief to their poor oppressed Subjects in particular , though they were all Slaves in general . I shall say nothing of the small Princes of Germany , who keep in a great measure their ancient bounds , both of Government and Property ; and if their Princes now and then exceed their part , yet it is in time of Troubles and War , and things return into their right Chanel of Assembling the several States , which are yet in being every where : But Germany lying so exposed to the Invasion of the Turks on the one side , and of the French on the other ; and having ever had enough to do to defend their several Liberties against the encroachments of the House of Austria ( in which the Imperial dignity is become in some sort Hereditary ) if there had been something of extraordinary power exercised of late years , I can say Inter arma silent leges : but besides their own particular States , they have the Diet of the Empire , which never fails to mediate and compose things , if there be any great oppresson used by Princes to their subjects , or from one Prince or State to another .	cache/political_science--A52855.xml	txt/political_science--A52855.txt