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but, by comparison, may make him "thankful for the noble Constitution to which he is happily born. A Cappadocian" (says he) “may indeed refuse, from custom and long usage, to exchange a despotic for a more free Government; but I can never be persuaded" (says this benevolent Gentleman) “but that there is a necessary connexion between Slavery and Misery, and “between Freedom and Happiness. Seneca" (says he) "nobly inforces the communication of Liberty to the Subject, from the Safety it procures to the King: (32) Errat si quis existimat tutum esse ibi Regem, ubi nihil a Rege tutum est; securitas securitate mutua pacifcenda est," p. 179. Now, this necessary