Excerpt from The History of Prime Ministers and Favourites, in England; From the Conquest Down to the Present Time: With Reflections on the Fatal Consequences of Their Misconduct; And Political Deductions on the Perpetuity of Freedom in the English Constitution; Ascertained and Vindicated From the Despotism Affected by Any of Our Sovereigns<br><br>A good prince will not build his fame up on fo unftable a foundation. His extenfive fpirit of beneficence will prompt him to take the lead by virtuous example; for as Pliny juftly obferves in his panegyric, the life of the prince is a perpetual pattern, the people direct their curious views upon it, and Fraud in need not fo much of command as infiruc tion. And Paterculus fays vi, a prince who does that which 15 right, will teach his fub iects to behave in the fame manne1: he 13.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.